Research and Markets: Fusing With Europe? Sweden in the European Union

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Widely regarded as one of the leading authorities on Scandinavian relations
with the European Union (EU), the author proposes a micro fusion perspective
offering an insightful new conceptual framework through which to understand
Swedish views on European integration and the influences on national EU
policy.

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As the Illinois legislature and regulatory authorities consider utility
demands for rate hikes that could cost households hundreds more each year,
utilities are fighting back with generous campaign giving, concentrating their
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About the Author:
Lee Miles is Reader in European Politics, Jean Monnet Professor and
Director of Europe in the World Centre (EWC) at the University of Liverpool,
UK.

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For a full analysis of how campaign giving might influence the debate over
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Legislature Determines Who Can Sell Electricity (and How!), available on-line
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He is also Associate Fellow of the European Programme at Chatham House
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The following topics are covered in this study:

- The fusion perspective
- Institutional dimensions
- Polity aspects
- Policy dynamics
- Case study: monetary policy
- Case study: security policy
- Reflections in 2003

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The volume also includes a Foreword by Wolfgang Wessels, Jean Monnet
Professor and the founder of the fusion theory.

ICPR Finds $1.3 Million in Illinois Political Giving by Electric Utilities

Taking advantage of Illinois' no-holds-barred campaign finance rules,
these funds have come directly from the utilities as well as from directors ,
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Informed by his profound knowledge of contemporary political affairs and
the current debate on European integration in Sweden, Lee Miles investigates
Sweden's experiences of being a full member of the European Union since 1995.

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