The political system of the European Union / Simon Hix and Bjørn Høyland.

By:

Hix, Simon [author]

Contributor(s):

Høyland, Bjørn Kåre [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: The European Union seriesPublication details: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Edition: Third edition.Description: xv, 400 pages : illustrations (black and white), graphs ; 24 cm.ISBN:

9780230249813

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

JN30 .H5 2011

Contents:

Introduction : explaining the EU political system -- Government. Executive politics ; Legislative politics ; Judicial politics -- Politics. Public opinion ; Democracy, parties, and elections ; Interest representation -- Policies. Regulation of the single market ; Expenditure policies ; Economic and monetary union ; Interior policies ; Foreign policies ; Conclusion : rethinking the European Union.

Summary: The Political System of the European Union sets out an innovative way of analyzing, researching and teaching the European Union. Starting from the observation that the EU now possesses many of the attributes of modern political systems, Hix and Høyland argue that we should use the general theories of political science to help understand how the EU works. For each of the main processes in the EU political system -- executive, legislative and judicial politics, public opinion, interest groups and democracy, and regulatory, monetary and foreign policies. The book introduces the key political science tools, reviews the relevant theories, and applies the knowledge in detailed descriptive analysis.

Holdings ( 2 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona	JN30 HIX (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B03754
Book	TBS Barcelona	JN30 HIX (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		B03755

Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-388) and index.

The Political System of the European Union sets out an innovative way of analyzing, researching and teaching the European Union. Starting from the observation that the EU now possesses many of the attributes of modern political systems, Hix and Høyland argue that we should use the general theories of political science to help understand how the EU works. For each of the main processes in the EU political system -- executive, legislative and judicial politics, public opinion, interest groups and democracy, and regulatory, monetary and foreign policies. The book introduces the key political science tools, reviews the relevant theories, and applies the knowledge in detailed descriptive analysis.