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In this first book-length treatment of integration theory for many years, Ben Rosamond provides an accessible and stimulating critical introduction to the full range of classical and contemporary perspectives. The book explains the centrality of theoretical work to the study of integration and the EU and carefully locates different theories within their wider intellectual and real world contexts. This thoroughly researched book engages with the key debates that have arisen from theoretical deliberations about European integration. It develops its own distinctive contribution, emphasizing the importance of sociology of knowledge questions when evaluating integration theory and stressing the continued significance of international theory to the study of the EU.

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• List of Tables and Figures(p. ix)
• List of Abbreviations(p. x)
• Preface and Acknowledgements(p. xi)
• 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• Theory(p. 4)
• The Meaning of 'Integration'(p. 9)
• Theory and European Integration(p. 14)
• The Plan of the Book(p. 18)
• 2 Federalism, Functionalism and Transactionalism(p. 20)
• Federalism(p. 23)
• Functionalism(p. 31)
• Transactionalism(p. 42)
• Conclusions(p. 48)
• 3 Neofunctionalism(p. 50)
• Neofunctionalism and the Architects of European Unity(p. 51)
• Neofunctionalist Premises(p. 54)
• Neofunctionalist Reasoning(p. 58)
• Beyond Europe: Neofunctionalism as a General Theory of Regional Integration(p. 68)
• Conclusions(p. 73)
• 4 Backlash, Critique and Contemplation(p. 74)
• The Intergovernmentalist Backlash(p. 75)
• Alternative Critiques(p. 81)
• Neofunctionalist Contemplation and the End of Integration Theory?(p. 85)
• Conclusions(p. 96)
• 5 Theorizing the 'New Europe'(p. 98)
• The Changing Context of European Integration(p. 98)
• The Revival of Old Paradigms: Towards Theoretical Synthesis(p. 99)
• The Limits of the Old Debate(p. 105)
• Theorizing Complex Policy-Making and Multi-Level Governance(p. 109)
• New Institutionalism(p. 113)
• Policy Networks and Actor-Based Models(p. 123)
• Bringing it All Together?: Theorizing Supranational Governance(p. 126)
• Conclusions(p. 128)
• 6 Intergovernmental Europe?(p. 130)
• Realism and Neorealism(p. 131)
• Domestic Politics and Two-Level Games(p. 135)
• Liberal Intergovernmentalism, the Rescue of the Nation-State and the Logic of Integration(p. 136)
• Intergovernmentalism and Institutions(p. 141)
• Critiques of Liberal Intergovernmentalism(p. 145)
• Confederalism and Consociationalism(p. 148)
• Dilemmas of State-Centrism(p. 151)
• Conclusions(p. 156)
• 7 Europe and the World: Contemporary International Theory and European Integration(p. 157)
• The Critique of International Relations as a 'Home Discipline' for EU Studies(p. 158)
• International Relations: Not Just About States?(p. 164)
• International Co-operation, Regimes, Security Communities and the EU(p. 166)
• Constructivism and European Integration(p. 171)
• The EU and International 'Actorness'(p. 175)
• Globalization, Regionalization and European Integration(p. 179)
• Conclusions(p. 185)
• 8 Integration Theory and Social Science(p. 186)
• Evaluating Integration Theory(p. 189)
• Concluding Comments(p. 196)
• Glossary of Theoretical Terms(p. 198)
• References(p. 206)
• Index(p. 226)