This book is a comprehensive and accessible account of the European Union.
Its 29 chapters provide extensive coverage of theory, history, member states,
institutions and organized interests, and policies. Politics in the European Union is
distinguished from other textbooks in the field by its analysis based on the main academic
debates on the EU, and also contains innovative pedagogical features, including sections
on further reading, summary points, and key questions.
Michelle Cini is Jean Monnet Senior Lecturer in European Community
Studies at the Department of Politics at the University of Bristol.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction Michelle Cini Cini, Michelle Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan Borragan,
Nieves Perez-Solorzano 1
2 The European Community: From 1945 to 1985 Derek W. Urwin Urwin, Derek W. 15
3 The European Union: Establishment and Development David Phinnemore Phinnemore, David
32
4 From the Constitutional Treaty to the Treaty of Lisbon Clive Church Church, Clive
David Phinnemore Phinnemore, David 48
5 Neo-functionalism Carsten Stroby Jensen Jensen, Carsten Stroby 71
6 Intergovernmentalism Michelle Cini Cini, Michelle 86
7 New Theories of European Integration Ben Rosamond Rosamond, Ben 104
8 The European Commission Morten Egeberg Egeberg, Morten 125
9 The Council of the European Union Jeffrey Lewis Lewis, Jeffrey 141
10 The European Parliament Roger Scully Scully, Roger 162
11 The Courts of the-European Union Ihas Kapsis Kapsis, Ihas 176
12 Interest Groups and the European Union Ramer Eising Eising, Ramer Sonja Lehringer
Lehringer, Sonja 189
13 Policy Making in the European Union Alex Warleigh-Lack Warleigh-Lack, Alex Ralf
Drachenberg Drachenberg, Ralf 209
14 European Union External Relations Michael Smith Smith, Michael 225
15 From CFSP to ESDP: the EU's Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies Robert Dover
Dover, Robert 239
16 The Single Market Michelle Egan Egan, Michelle 258
17 The EU's Social Dimension Gerda Falkner Falkner, Gerda 275
18 Regional Europe Marco Brunazzo Brunazzo, Marco 291
19 Justice and Home Affairs Emek M. Ucarer Ucarer, Emek M. 306
20 Economic and Monetary Union Amy Verdun Verdun, Amy 324
21 The Common Agricultural Policy Eve Fouilleux Fouilleux, Eve 340
22 Environmental Policy David Benson Benson, David AndrewJordan Jordan, Andrew 358
23 Europe's Contested Democracy Dimitris N. Chryssochoou Chryssochoou, Dimitris N. 377
24 Public Opinion and the EU Lauren M. McLaren McLaren, Lauren M. 390
25 Europeanization Tanja A. Borzel Borzel, Tanja A. Diana Panke Panke, Diana 405
26 Enlargement Ian Barnes Barnes, Ian Pamela Barnes Barnes, Pamela 418
Glossary 437
References 455
Index 473
530 pages, Paperback