Andreas Staab Libri

Provides a concise overview of the structure, history and policies of the European Union. Original.

A brief and accessible introduction to the European Union

The author presents a compelling analysis of the European Union's precarious situation, highlighting the potential for collapse if critical issues are not addressed. Key challenges such as migration, the Euro, Brexit, and the enlargement process are examined, emphasizing the need for innovative international policies to ensure the EU's survival and stability.

On October 30, 1990, Germany was formally reunified through an extension of the legal, political, and economic structures of West Germany into the former German Democratic Republic. For East Germans this transformation has been a challenging process. Former values, orientations, and standards have been subject to severe scrutiny as reunification has affected virtually every area of life.Staab analyzes the development from the divided to the unified Germany and asks to what extent East Germans have adopted a national identity in line with that of the West Germans. He examines such identity markers as attitudes toward territory, economics, ethnicity, mass culture, and civic-political activity. Identifying a significant range of commonalities, he also finds striking features of mutually exclusive areas working to prevent a shared national identity. Scholars and other researchers dealing with German politics and contemporary history, political sociology, and nationalism will be interested in this book.