Margins for Manoeuvre, Advisors and Actors in Europe: Integration Decisions in Periods of Crisis, 1950–2025

Dr. Gilles Grin; Lucie Du Pasquier; Prof. Dr. Michael Gehler

doi:10.5771/9783748969877

Summary

This collective work, written by twelve authors, is the result of an international conference organised in Lausanne by the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe in partnership with the Institute of History at the University of Hildesheim. The event, which brought together academic experts and high-level practitioners, revisited several key moments in the history of European integration since 1948. The resulting book focuses in particular on policymakers and their principal advisers, as well as the scope for manoeuvre available to them. This contribution presents a broad and original overview of the figures, often little known, who have worked towards the development of European integration.
With contributions by Joachim Bitterlich | Michael Gehler | Gilles Grin | Jan van der Harst | Hartmut Kaelble | Wilfried Loth | Lucie Du Pasquier | Lara Piccardo | Klaus Regling | Philipp Strobl | Guido Thiemeyer | Amy Verdun

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2026
Copyright Year: 2026
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-4061-2
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-6987-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 307
Product Type: Edited Book

Preface No access Pages 1 - 10
INTRODUCTION. Margins for Manoeuvre, Advisors and Actors in Europe: Integration Decisions in Periods of Crisis, 1948–2025 No access Pages 11 - 24
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CHAPTER 1. Shaping Western European Integration by the Founders of the European Communities and their Advisors 1948–1958 No access Pages 25 - 74
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CHAPTER 2. The 1969 Hague Summit and the “Resurrection Of Europe”: Decision-Makers, Procedures and Consequences No access Pages 75 - 86
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CHAPTER 3. The Creation of the European Monetary System, 1973–1979 No access Pages 87 - 106
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CHAPTER 4. L’achèvement du marché intérieur européen: marges de manœuvre et acteurs No access Pages 107 - 124
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CHAPTER 5. Economic and Monetary Union and the Introduction of the Euro No access Pages 125 - 134
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CHAPTER 6. Legs of Helmut Kohl in Front of the Actual Crisis in Europe No access Pages 135 - 150
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CHAPTER 7. Difficult Victory: The Eastern Enlargement of the EU, 2004–2007 No access Pages 151 - 168
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CHAPTER 8. Towards a Deeper Economic and Monetary Union: The Five Presidents’ Report and EU Socio-Economic Governance No access Pages 169 - 196
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CHAPTER 9. The European Migration Issue and Political Communication in Central Eastern Europe (Cee): Political Decision Makers and Their Influences (2015–2017) No access Pages 197 - 216
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CHAPTER 10. The European Recovery Fund 2020 No access Pages 217 - 230
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CHAPTER 11. From the Normandy Format to the Whole Out Ukraine War No access Pages 231 - 274
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CHAPTER 12. Round Table – The Future of Europe: Actors, Risks and Opportunities No access Pages 275 - 290
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General Conclusion No access Pages 291 - 296
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The Authors No access Pages 297 - 300
Index of Names No access Pages 301 - 306