[eBook] Israel and Europe

This volume - a collaborative effort between The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Saxonian universities - is a source book for students and researchers of European Studies. Its scope is truly interdisciplinary as it incorporates contributions from social psychology, international relations, economics, political science, and sociology. Topics are:

· Differences in the value preferences of Israelis and citizens of member states of the European Union
· The European-Israeli relationship with a focus on the EU's Mediterranean policies, in particular after the Barcelona conference of 1995; parliamentary cooperation; environmental politics
· The development of the EU with a focus on the process of the Maastricht Treaty ratification; the discussion of prospects of multi-level governance; the upcoming EU enlargement
· Eco-nomic aspects of the European Monetary Union
· The problem of citizens' identity formation in a uniting Europe