The Politics of European Union Policy
Description
By opening up the 'black box' of EU policymaking, this accessible and engaging textbook introduces the processes through which EU policy is made and shaped, extending beyond decision making in Brussels to highlight the crucial roles of national capitals, subnational governments, citizens, civil society groups, political parties and elected representatives in addressing real concerns from the regulation of AI to environmental and social policy and the right to move freely in the EU.
Demonstrating how policymaking must navigate competing interests and beliefs, with divergent perspectives playing such important roles throughout, this new introduction offers a comprehensive overview of EU policy suitable for students at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Bernard Steunenberg is Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at the University of Leiden, Netherlands.
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Person
Bernard Steunenberg is very well-known in this field. Bernard is a renowned expert with good practitioner connections and enjoys external-facing work (e.g. advising governments, citizen-impact and wider outreach). He's a good fit for this text in terms of his expertise (theory-driven and Public Administration focus) as well as his network (very close links to policy practitioners in Brussels), which will offer us good routes to market and credibility in this space. Crucial for texts doing well in this market is a firm grasp of how policy works 'inside'. Content wise, we'll be making the most of his contacts by including practitioner perspectives within the book - and this close link gives us an additional practitioner market to tap into. He's planning to make use of his large community, and has agreed to support this text at the major EU Politics conferences and promoting to his networks to build initial sales.
Content
Chapter 1 Theorizing EU Governance: Integrating Through Politics and Policy
Chapter 2 Analyzing EU Policymaking: Different Approaches
PART II Institutions and Lawmaking
Chapter 3 EU EU policy process: actors, procedures, and acts
Chapter 4 Power in EU lawmaking: Structures and behavior
Chapter 5 Specialization in EU lawmaking: sectoral policymaking
Chapter 6 EU and International Affairs
PART III Member States and EU Policy
Chapter 7 Transposition: Domestic adaptation to EU Law
Chapter 8 Implementation: What can go wrong?
PART IV Policies
Chapter 9 Personal Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence: Lobbying the EU
Chapter 10 From Posted Work To Minimum Wages: Frontiers in EU Social Policymaking
Chapter 11 Air Quality Policy: An Implementation Trap for Subnational Governments
Chapter 12 The Free Movement of EU citizens: Courts Making Policy
PART V Developments
Chapter 13 EU's Membership Policy: Enlargement and Accession
Chapter 14 Politicization: Citizens, Political Elites, and the Media
Chapter 15 Commission Policymaking: Better Regulation and Better Policies?
VI Outlook
Chapter 16 How Citizens Can Shape EU Policy