The European Union
How Does It Work?
Published on 1. February 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
278 pages
978-0-19-924766-0 (ISBN)
Description
This short introductory text de-mystifies the European Union's structures and operation. Blending scholarly expertise and practitioners' experience, the authors introduce and analyse the EU's key actors, processes and developments. Amongst the book's distinctive features are exhibits contrasting how the EU appears on paper (its treaties and formal rules) with how it works in practice. The book also features exhibits comparing the EU with other international bodies and systems of government. This will help students to better understand the EU by underlining how it is like other systems of governance and in what ways it is unique. The book's overall aim is to provide an accessible, lively introduction to how the EU works and why it matters.
Reviews / Votes
If you want a clear, readable overview that addressses how the EU works and the most important forces driving EU policies, this is your book - it does exactly what it says on the tin!, Orla Gillen Focus: News and Views from the European Information AssociationR Feb 2003 The book is coherent and well knit, and includes discussion questions, suggestions for further reading and a list of useful websites at the end of each chapter. It strikes the right balance between breadth and depth and succeeds in conveying information about the EU grounded in research while maintaining a user-friendly style that is likely to be welcomed by absolute beginners facing the EU's daunting reputation for extreme complexity. Paolo Dardanelli THES 28th November 2003More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
fig.
numerous boxes and figures
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-924766-0 (9780199247660)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
01/2008
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press
€29.70
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Persons
Bomberg, Elizabeth (Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Edinburgh) / Stubb, Alexander (European Commission, Brussels, Belgium)
Content
PART I; Background; 1. Introduction; 2. How Did We Get Here?; PART II; Major Actors; 3. The EU's Institutions; 4. Member States; 5. Organized Interests and Lobbying in the EU; PART III; Policies and Policy-Making; 6. Key Policies; 7. The Policy-Making Process; 8. Governance and Legitimacy; PART IV; Current Issues and Trends; 9. Enlargement - And Then There Were 28?; 10. The EU as a Global Actor; 11. Conclusion