The Court of Justice of the European Communities: A Novel Judicial Institution

There is little question that the potential implications of the Common Market for America and for Europe have stimulated more discussions in the United States during the last twelve months than any other topic, with the possible exception of Cuba. Yet, while these discussions have ranged far and wide and have covered intensely most aspects of the European Economic Community- the technical name for the Common Market-one of its institutions, the Court of Justice of the European Communities, has received largely only peripheral treatment.1 However, this judicial institution deserves greater consideration and scrutiny because over the years it has assumed a very significant role in the economic development of Western Europe. The Court\u27s decisions have potentially far-reaching economic and political implications not only for the relations between the Member States of the Common Market, but possibly also for the external relations of these states.2 It is even conceivable that the Court of Justice may perform similar functions for the future unification of Europe as were performed by our Supreme Court under John Marshall for the strengthening of our newly established national government. It appears, therefore, to be appropriate as well as timely, to take a closer look at some of the Court\u27s salient features and to draw attention to the significance of certain judgments which it has rendered

Valentine: The Court of Justice of the European Communities

A Review of The Court of Justice of the European Communities 2 vols. By D. G. Valentin

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Rezension zu: 1) Bender Walter/Zech, Rainer (Hrsg.): ... denn sie wissen, was sie tun! Auf dem Weg zur selbstreflexiven Organisation. Fallstudien zur Qualitätsentwicklung. Schriftenreihe für kritische Sozialforschung und Bildungsarbeit, Bd. 12. Hannover: Espressum Verl. 2007. ISBN 978-3-89069-014-8. 2) Göhlich, Michael; Wulf, Christoph; Zirfas, Jörg (Hrsg.): Pädagogische Theorien des Lernens. Weinheim: Beltz 2007. ISBN 978-3-407-32072-8. 3) Göhlich, Michael; König, Eckard; Schwarzer, Christine (Hrsg.): Beratung, Macht und organisationales Lernen. Wiesbaden: VS Verl. f. Sozialwiss. 2007. ISBN 978-3-531-15360-5. 4) Heimbach-Steins, Marianne; Kruip, Gerhard; Kunze, Axel Bernd: Das Menschenrecht auf Bildung und seine Umsetzung in Deutschland. Diagnose – Reflexionen – Perspektiven. Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann 2007. ISBN 978-3-7639-3542-0. 5) Pallasch, Waldemar; Hameyer, Uwe: Lerncoaching - theoretische Grundlage und Praxisbeispiele zu einer didaktischen Herausforderung. Weinheim: Juventa 2008. ISBN 978-3-7799-2136-3. 6) Tippelt, Rudolf; Reich, Jutta; Hippel, Aiga v.; Barz, Heiner; Baum, Dajana: Weiterbildung und soziale Milieus in Deutschland. Bd. 3, Milieumarketing implementieren. Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann 2008. ISBN 978-3-7639-1943-7. 7) Tödt, Katia: Lernerorientierte Qualitätstestierung für Bildungsveranstaltungen (LQB). Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann 2008. ISBN 978-3-7639-3625-0. 8) Walber, Markus: Selbststeuerung im Lernprozess und Erkenntniskonstruktion: eine empirische Studie in der Weiterbildung. Münster: Waxmann 2007. ISBN 978-3-8309-1888-2. 9) Weil, Markus: Weiterbildungskooperation in KMU: eine Perspektive für berufs- und wirtschaftspädagogische Konzepte. Bern: h.e.p. Verl. 2006. ISBN 3-03905-234-9

Who's Cueing Whom? Mass-elite linkages and the future of European integration

The 2005 French and Dutch referendum campaigns were characterized by an alleged disconnect between pro-European political elites and Eurosceptic masses. Past evidence regarding elite-mass linkages in the context of European integration has been conflicting. Whereas some scholars argue that political elites respond to the changing preferences of their electorates, others suggest that party elites cue the mass public through a process of information and persuasion. We contend that these conflicting results stem from the reciprocal nature of elite-mass linkages and estimate a series of dynamic simultaneous equations models to account for this reverse causation. Using Euro-barometer and expert survey data from 1984-2002, we find evidence of a dual-process model, whereby party elites both respond to and shape the views of their supporters. We also find that the strength of these results is contingent on several factors, including the type of electoral system, intra-party dissent and voter characteristics. Copyright © 2007 Sage Publications