European Union Politics

Front Cover
Oxford University Press, 2019 - Political Science - 532 pages
0 Reviews
European Union Politics, Sixth Edition, is the most complete and issues-led introductory textbook on the European Union. Written by an expert team of contributors, it fully equips students to understand the European Union and the topical debates which surround it.

Alongside its comprehensive coverage of the theory, institutions, and policies of the EU, as well as its historical context, the book engages with numerous contemporary issues, debates, and crises--from Brexit and Euroscepticism to the economic and migration crises. The text's clear and accessible writing style and wide-ranging nature make it the ideal starting point for all those wishing to fully understand the workings of this complex and ever-evolving system.

Throughout the text, students are supported by helpful learning features, including key points, questions, and examples. Students are further supported by online resources that help them to take their learning further.

For students:
- Test your knowledge of the chapter material and receive instant feedback with online multiple choice questions.
- Revise key terms and concepts with a digital flashcard glossary.
- Prepare effectively for assessments with help from the online revision guide.
- Learn about key actors in the EU with short biographies of important figures in its history.
- Expand your knowledge of the EU's member states with an interactive map of Europe.
- Conduct further research with relevant web links to reliable online content.

For registered lecturers:
- Reinforce key themes from each chapter with suggested seminar and essay questions.
- Use the adaptable PowerPoint slides as the basis for lecture presentations or as hand-outs in class.

 

What people are saying - Write a review

We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.

Selected pages

Contents

Theories and Conceptual Approaches
53
Institutions and Actors
141
Policies and Policymaking
233
Issues and Debates
387
Glossary
437
References
473
Index
515
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

accession action actors adopted agreed agreement agricultural application approach argued banks become Brexit Central challenges Chapter citizens Commission Committee common Common Agricultural Policy concerns constitutional cooperation countries Court created crisis debate decision-making decisions democratic direct domestic economic effect elections enlargement environmental established EU’s euro Europe European Council European integration European Parliament European Union example explain external foreign further future global governance groups implementation important increased initiative institutions interest interest groups intergovernmentalism introduced involved issues Italy Justice legislative Lisbon majority meetings ment monetary negotiations organizations parties political position President procedure proposal protection provides question refers reform regional regulation relations remains representatives response result role rules Single Market social theory tion trade Treaty vote

About the author (2019)


Michelle Cini is Professor of European Politics and Head of the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol.

Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán is Senior Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Bristol.

Bibliographic information

QR code for European Union Politics
TitleEuropean Union Politics
AuthorsMichelle Cini, Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán
EditorsMichelle Cini, Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán
Edition6, illustrated
PublisherOxford University Press, 2019
ISBN0198806531, 9780198806530
Length532 pages
Subjects › 

Political Science / Comparative Politics
  
Export CitationBiBTeX EndNote RefMan