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Written by experts, this is the most complete, issues-led textbook on European Union politics. With contemporary issues and debates presented alongside thorough coverage of the theory, institutions, policies, and history of the EU,
European Union Politics effortlessly guides students to a clear understanding of this complex area.
List of contents
- 1: Michelle Cini and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán: Introduction
- Part 1: The Historical Context
- 2: David Phinnemore: The European Union: Establishment and Development
- 3: Clive Church and David Phinnemore: Carrying the EU Forward: the Era of Lisbon
- Part 2: Theories and Conceptual Approaches
- 4: Carsten Strøby Jensen: Neo-functionalism
- 5: Michelle Cini: Intergovernmentalism
- 6: Ben Rosamond: Theorizing the European Union after Integration Theory
- 7: Thomas Christiansen: Governance in the European Union
- 8: Tanja A. Börzel and Diana Panke: Europeanization
- 9: Stijn Smismans: Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union
- Part 3: Institutions and Actors
- 10: Morten Egeberg: The European Commission
- 11: Jeffrey Lewis: The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- 12: Charlotte Burns: The European Parliament
- 13: Paul James Cardwell: The Court of Justice of the European Union
- 14: Rainer Eising and Julia Sollik: Interest Groups and the European Union
- 15: Simona Guerra and Hans-Joerg Trenz: Citizens and Public Opinion in the European Union
- Part 4: Policies and Policy-Making
- 16: Edward Best: Policy-making in the European Union
- 17: Michael Smith: Trade and Development Policies
- 18: Ana E. Juncos and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán: Enlargement
- 19: Ana E. Juncos and Anna Maria Friis: The European Union's Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies
- 20: Michelle Egan: The Single Market
- 21: Emek M. Uçarer: The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice
- 22: Amy Verdun: Economic and Monetary Union
- 23: Ève Fouilleux and Viviane Gravey: The Common Agricultural Policy
- 24: Viviane Gravey, Andrew Jordan, and David Benson: Environmental Policy
- Part 5: Issues and Debates
- 25: Dermot Hodson and Uwe Puetter: The Euro Crisis and European Integration
- 26: Andrew Geddes: The European Migration and Refugee Crisis
- 27: Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán and Michelle Cini: Brexit
- 28: Eleanor Brooks, Sarah Rozenblum, Scott L. Greer, Anniek de Ruijter: COVID-19 and the European Union
- 29: Brigid Laffan: The Future of the EU
About the author
Michelle Cini is a Professor of European Politics and Head of the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol
Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán is a Senior Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Bristol
Summary
Written by experts, this is the most complete, issues-led textbook on European Union politics. With contemporary issues and debates presented alongside thorough coverage of the theory, institutions, policies, and history of the EU, European Union Politics effortlessly guides students to a clear understanding of this complex area.
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This is the best book for teaching the EU, and the students love it too.
