Books by Brigid Laffan

Ireland's membership of the European Union has coincided with its transformation from a peripheral, poor state into a dynamic economy with a level of wealth in line with the Union's core states. In this major new assessment, Laffan and O'Mahony provide a systematic analysis of the impact of the EU on Ireland and Ireland's impact on the EU.

Europe's Experimental Union challenges conventional writings on European integration by situating the analysis of the EU in the context of changing patterns of political and economic order.

An ideal introductory text for students studying the EU. The evolution and extent of European integration in areas ranging from industrial development to international relations is explained.