Politics in the European Union

With new chapters on the Lisbon Treaty, environmental policy, and freedom, security and justice, the third edition of Politics in the European Union is fully up-to-date, and remains an essential textbook for students of EU Politics. Four sections on the theories of integration, the history, institutions, and policies of the European Union, provide a comprehensive and well-balanced introduction to the subject to suit all course structures. Theoretical concepts are covered in particular detail, and integrated throughout the text to encourage students to draw links between the EU in theory and in practice. An accessible writing style, combined with a variety of helpful learning features make this the ideal textbook for all students of European Union Politics, including those coming to the subject for the first time. This textbook is also supported by an extensive Online Resource Centre with the following additional material for students and lecturers: For students: An interactive map of Europe An interactive timeline of European integration Multiple choice questions Flashcard glossary Web links For lecturers: PowerPoint slides NEW FOR THIS EDITION Essay questions Seminar questions and activities Figures and tables from the book 

 

PART ONE: THEORY; 1. Theories of European Integration; 2. Theories of EU Governance; 3. Critical Perspectives; 4. Theorizing Consequences; PART TWO: HISTORY; 5. Europe after the War; 6. The Schuman Plan for Coal and Steel; 7. The European Defence Community, the European Political Community and the Road to the Rome Treaties; 8. The European Coal and Steel Community and European Atomic Energy Community; 9. The European Economic Community 1958-67; 10. After Luxembourg: The 'Dark Ages' of European Integration?; 11. The European Community into the 1980s; 12. The Single European Act; 13. Maastricht: The Treaty of European Union; 14. The Road to Amsterdam: a Flexible Europe?; 15. From Amsterdam to Nice: Preparing for Enlargement; 16. After Nice; Enlargement Overshadowed; 17. The EU at a Crossroads; 18. From a European Constitution to the Lisbon Treaty; PART THREE: INSTITUTIONS; 19. The Institutional Architecture; 20. The European Commission; 21. The European Council and the Council of Ministers; 22. The European Parliament; 23. The European Court of Justice; 24. Organized Interests; PART FOUR: POLICIES; 25. Policies and Policy-Making in the European Union; 26. Agriculture; 27. The Single Market; 28. Economic and Monetary Union; 29. Cohesion Policy; 30. Environmental Policy; 31. Freedom, Security, and Justice; 32. Trade and Development Aid; 33. Common Foreign and Security Policy; 34. Enlargement