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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 Post-Lisbon Era
- Part 2: Theories and Conceptual Approaches
- 4: Carsten Strøby Jensen: Neo-functionalism
- 5: Michelle Cini: Intergovernmentalism
- 6: Ben Rosamond: Critical Approaches to the Study of the European Union
- 7: Thomas Christiansen and Michelle Cini: Governance and Institutionalist Approaches to the Study of the European Union
- 8: Tanja A. Börzel and Diana Panke: Europeanization
- Part 3: Institutions and Actors
- 9: Morten Egeberg: The European Commission
- 10: Jeffrey Lewis: The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- 11: Charlotte Burns: The European Parliament
- 12: Paul James Cardwell: The Court of Justice of the European Union
- 13: Rainer Eising: Interest Groups and the European Union
- 14: Simona Guerra and Hans-Joerg Trenz: Citizens and Public Opinion in the European Union
- Part 4: Policies and Policy-Making
- 15: Edward Best: Policy-making in the European Union
- 16: Maria Garcia: EU Trade and Development Policies
- 17: Ana E. Juncos and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán: European Union Enlargement
- 18: Ana E. Juncos: The European Union's Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies
- 19: Michelle Egan: The Single Market
- 20: Emek M. Uçarer: The European Union's Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice
- 21: Dermot Hodson, Uwe Puetter, and Amy Verdun: Economic and Monetary Union and the Euro Crisis
- 22: Ève Fouilleux and Viviane Gravey: The Common Agricultural Policy
- 23: Alison Harcourt: EU Digital Policy
- 24: Viviane Gravey, Andrew Jordan, and David Benson: Environment and Climate Change Policy in the European Union
- 25: Andrew Geddes: Migration and Refugee Policies in the European Union
- Part 5: Issues and Debates
- 26: Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán and Michelle Cini: Brexit
- 27: Stijn Smismans: Democracy, Legitimacy and the Rule of Law in the European Union
- 28: Roberta Guerrina and Koen Slootmaeckers: Gender, Sexuality, and Equalities+ in the European Union
- 29: Maryna Rabinovych: The European Union and Russia's War against Ukraine
- 30: Sabine Saurugger: The Future of the European Union
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.
