European Union politics
/ Michelle Cini, Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán.
- Fourth edition.
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- xxxix, 450 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-436) and index.
Pt. 1. The historical context. The European community : from 1945 to 1985 / Derek W. Urwin ; The European Union : establishment and development / David Phinnemore ; From the Constitutional Treaty to the Treaty of Lisbon and beyond / Clive Church and David Phinnemore -- Pt. 2. Theories and conceptual approaches. Neo-functionalism / Carsten Strřby Jensen ; Intergovernmentalism / Michelle Cini ; Theorizing the European Union after integration theory / Ben Rosamond ; Governance in the European Union / Thomas Christiansen ; Europeanization / Tanja A. Börzel and Diana Panke -- Pt. 3. Institutions and actors. The European Commission / Morten Egeberg ; The Council of the European Union and the European Council / Jeffrey Lewis ; The European Parliament / Charlotte Burns ; The courts of the European Union / Ilias Kapsis ; Interest groups and the European Union / Rainer Eising and Sonja Lehringer -- Pt 4. Policies and policymaking. Policy-making in the European Union / Alex Warleigh-Lack and Ralf Drachenberg ; EU external relations / Michael Smith ; Enlargement / Ana E. Juncos and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán ; The European Union's foreign, security, and defence policies / Robert Dover ; The single market / Michelle Egan ; The European Union's social dimension / Gerda Falkner ; The area of freedom, security, and justice / Emek M. Uçarer ; Economic and monetary union / Amy Verdun ; The common agricultural policy / Eve Fouilleux ; Environmental policy / David Benson and Andrew Jordan -- Pt. 5. Issues and debates. Democracy and legitimacy in the European Union / Stijn Smismans ; Public opinion and the European Union / Lauren M. McLaren and Simona Guerra ; The European Union and the economic crisis / Dermot Hudson and Ewe Puetter -- Glossary.
European Union Politics, Fourth Edition, provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of EU theories, institutions, policies, and issues. Bringing together carefully edited contributions from leading scholars in the field, it assumes no background knowledge and is therefore accessible to students new to the subject. The text is enhanced by excellent learning features including reader's guides, text boxes, key points, figures, questions, further reading, web links, and a glossary.
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