Routledge The End of European Integration - Anti-Europeanism Examined

This scholarly work offers a critical analysis of the European Union's departure from its foundational path of closer political and economic union. The book examines how the EU, once guided by the Treaty of Rome's vision of an ever-closer union of peoples, has gradually transformed into a conventional international organisation lacking a unified sense of purpose. Through rigorous examination of anti-Europeanism movements and shifting political dynamics, the author traces the Union's trajectory from the post-war integration model through the 1990s to the early twenty-first century, when signs of disintegration became increasingly apparent. Part of the Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies series, this volume provides essential reading for students, academics and policymakers seeking to understand the contemporary challenges facing European institutions and the ideological forces reshaping the continent's political landscape.