The government and politics of the European Union /
"This is 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."--P...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Basingstoke :
Palgrave Macmillan,
c2010
New York : 2010 Basingstoke : [2010] |
Edition: | 7th ed |
Series: | European Union series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
European Union series |
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Table of Contents:
- The post-war transformation of Western Europe
- The creation of the European community
- The deepening of the integration process
- The widening of the integration process
- From Rome to Nice
- The Constitutional and Lisbon treaties
- Treaties and the integration process
- The Commission
- The Council of Ministers
- The European Council
- The European Parliament
- European Union Law and the EU's courts
- Other institutions
- Interests
- The member states
- Understanding EU policies
- Policy processes
- Making and applying EU legislation
- Internal policies
- Agricultural policy and policy processes
- External relations
- The budget
- Conceptualising and theorising
- Present realities and future prospects
- Part 1 The Historical Evolution
- The Transformation of Western Europe
- The Creation of the European Community
- From Community to Enlarged Union
- Part 2 The Evolving Treaty Framework
- From Rome to Nice
- The Lisbon Treaty
- Treaties and the Integration Process
- Part 3 The Institutions and Political Actors of the European Union
- The Commission
- The Council of Ministers
- The European Council
- The European Parliament
- European Union Law and the Courts
- Other Institutions
- The Member States
- Interest Representation
- Part 4 Policies and Policy Processes of the European Union
- The Policy Portfolio
- Policy Processes
- Internal Policies
- External Policies
- The Budget
- Part 5 Stepping Back and Looking Forward
- Conceptualising and Theorising
- Machine generated contents note: PART 1: THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION
- The Transformation of Western Europe
- The Creation of the European Community
- From Community to Enlarged Union
- PART 2: THE EVOLVING TREATY FRAMEWORK
- From Rome to Nice
- The Lisbon Treaty
- Treaties and the Integration Process
- PART 3: THE INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTORS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
- The Commission
- The Council of Ministers
- The European Council
- The European Parliament
- European Union Law and the Courts
- Other Institutions
- The Member States
- Interest Representation
- PART 4: POLICIES AND POLICY PROCESSES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
- The Policy Portfolio
- Policy Processes
- Internal Policies
- External Policies
- The Budget
- PART 5: STEPPING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD
- Conceptualising and Theorising
- Conclusion: Present Realities and Future Prospects
- Chronology
- Guide to Further Reading
- Bibliography
- Index