The Political System of the European Union
Published on 3. June 1999
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-333-71653-3 (ISBN)
Description
This volume on the politics of the European Union presents the EU as an emerging "political system", in which the government, policies and the politics of the system are inextricably linked. It looks at the way the EU is analyzed, studied and taught and provides comprehensive coverage of EU politics and a method of conceptualizing the EU.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 163 mm
Weight
832 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-71653-3 (9780333716533)
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Book
03/2005
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€86.66
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Person
SIMON HIX is Lecturer in European Union Politics and Policy , London School of Economics and Political Science.
Content
INTRODUCTION: Explaining the EU Political System - PART I: GOVERNMENT - Executive Politics - Legislative Politics - Judicial Politics - PART II: POLITICS - Public Opinion and Political Cleavages - Parties, Elections and EU Democracy - Interest Representation - PART III: POLICY-MAKING - Regulation of the Single Market - Redistributive Policies - Economic and Monetary Union - Citizen Freedom and Security Policies - Global Policies - CONCLUSION: Rethinking the European Union - Appendix: Decision-Making Procedures of the European Union - Bibliography - Index