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Book SynopsisPolitics in the European Union is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the EU. Unique in its in-depth coverage of the history of the EU, the book explores a wide range of topics including institutions and policies, making it a complete guide to understanding the complex nature of the EU. Now in its fifth edition, the text has been fully updated to include coverage of Brexit, the refugee crisis, and political developments within member states. The text is enriched with a wide range of learning features, including end of chapter questions, which are designed to stimulate critical thinking, suggested further reading, EU timelines, and illustrative figures to help students take their learning further.
Trade ReviewThis latest edition is particularly useful in that it includes chapters on the subject area that students of EU Studies often find to be the most difficult and troublesome of all, namely integration theory. [This] is particularly useful not only because, unlike the contents of several competing texts, it is actually present, but also because it includes valuable descriptions and explanations of the historiography of European integration theory (which can be something of a mystery to EU newcomers), but also clear and lucid accounts both of the nature of already well-established theories, including intergovernmentalism and neofunctionalism, and also of new and emerging theoretical approaches, notably constructivism, critical political economy, and feminism. * Neill Nugent, Manchester Metropolitan University, IEUSS Review of Books, January 2021 *
This is simply the best introduction to the EU and European integration currently available - a wonderful entry point for students who seek both broad-ranging coverage and deep knowledge of the subject. * Ben Rosamond, Professor of Politics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark *
Everything students need to know, and often don't even know to ask, can be found in this highly accessible, highly readable introduction to the Politics of the European Union. * Vivien A. Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Boston University, USA *
Table of ContentsPart One: Theory 1: Theories of European Integration 2: Theories of EU Governance 3: Theorizing Consequences 4: Critical Perspectives Part Two: History 5: From the End of the War to the Schuman Plan (the Late 1940s to the Early 1950s) 6: The 'Other' European Communities and the Origins of the European Economic Community (the Early 1950s to the 1960s) 7: The First Years of the European Economics Community (the 1960s and into the 1970s) 8: The Revival of European Integration (the Mid-1970s to the Late 1980s) 9: Maastricht and Amsterdam (the Late 1980s to the Late 1990s) 10: From Amsterdam to Lisbon (2000-09) 11: The EU in Crisis (2009-19) Part Three: Institutions 12: The Institutional Architecture 13: The European Commission 14: The European Council and the Council of the European Union (EU) 15: The European Parliament 16: The Court of Justice of the European Union 17: Organized Interests Part Four: Policies 18: Policy Making and Policies in the European Union 19: The Single Market 20: Economic and Monetary Union 21: Agriculture 22: Environment and Climate 23: Freedom, Security, and Justice 24: Trade and Development Aid 25: Common Foreign and Security Policy 26: Enlargement
