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Informationen zum Autor Neill Nugent Klappentext A systematically updated and entirely redesigned new edition of the leading text on the European Union. The seventh edition is packed with new features, accompanied by an all-new companion website and includes new chapters on member state relations and interest representation. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPART 1: THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTIONThe Transformation of Western EuropeThe Creation of the European CommunityThe Deepening of the Integration Process The Widening of the Integration ProcessPART 2: THE EVOLVING TREATY FRAMEWORKFrom Rome to NiceThe Constitutional and Lisbon TreatiesTreaties and the Integration ProcessPART 3: THE INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTORS OF THE EUROPEAN UNIONThe CommissionThe Council of MinistersThe European CouncilThe European ParliamentEuropean Union Law and the EU's CourtsOther Institutions InterestsThe Member States PART 4: POLICIES AND POLICY PROCESSES OF THE EUROPEAN UNIONUnderstanding EU Policies Policy Processes Making and Applying LegislationInternal Policies Agricultural Policy and Policy ProcessesExternal Policies The BudgetPART 5: STEPPING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARDConceptualising and TheorisingConclusion: Present Realities and Future ProspectsChronologyGuide to Further ReadingBibliography and References