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This book provides a general introduction to the European Union (EU) as an ever closer union of states and peoples. It describes how, from its origin in 1958 as an economic community of six states, the EU has grown into a political entity of 25 states with a population of more than 450 million. It also explains the constitution-making process that is currently taking place--with a draft constitution now being submitted for ratification by the 25 member states. The book shows how the distinctive features of a democratic polity that characterize the separate EU member states are gradually replicated in the European Union and how the Union is on its way to becoming a democratic polity of its own kind.

Van Gerven writes from a legal perspective, with an eye to political theory and recent American and European history, and with a diverse readership from both sides of the Atlantic in mind.

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Title The European Union: A Polity of States and Peoples
Author Walter Van Gerven
Binding Hardback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 416
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Stanford University Press
Publication date 2005-03-21
Features Bibliography, Index
ISBN 9780804750639 / 0804750637
Weight 1.46 lbs (0.66 kg)
Dimensions 9.28 x 6.28 x 1.12 in (23.57 x 15.95 x 2.84 cm)
Category Legal Reference / Law Profession
Library of Congress subjects European Union, Europe - Politics and government - 21st
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004026677
Dewey Decimal Code 341.242

About the author

Walter van Gerven is a Professor of Law at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

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Hardback. New. This book provides a general introduction to the European Union (EU) and describes how, from its origin in 1952, it has grown into a polity of 25 states with a population of more than 450 million.