Routledge Handbook of Differentiation in the European Union

<p><em>The Routledge Handbook of Differentiation</em> <em>in the European Union</em> offers an essential collection of groundbreaking chapters reflecting on the causes and consequences of this complex phenomenon.</p><p>With contributions from key experts in this subfield of European Studies it will become a key volume used for those interested in learning the nuts and bolts of differentiation as a mechanism of (dis)integration in the European Union especially in the light of Brexit. Organised around five key themes it offers an authoritative encyclopaedia of differentiation and addresses questions such as:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>How can one define differentiation in the European Union in the light of the most recent events? </li> <p> </p> <li>Does differentiation create more challenges or opportunities for the European Union? </li> <p> </p> <li>Is Europe moving away from an ever closer Union and heading towards an ever more differentiated Union especially as leading political figures across Europe favour the use of differentiation to reconcile divergences between member states? </li> </ul><p&