This short introductory text de-mystifies the European Union's structures and operation. The authors introduce and analyse the EU's key actors, processes and developments. The book's overall aim is to provide an accessible, lively introduction to how the EU works and why it matters.
This short introductory text de-mystifies the European Union's structures and operation. Blending scholarly expertise and practitioners' experience, the authors introduce and analyse the EU's key actors, processes and developments. Amongst the book's distinctive features are exhibits contrasting how the EU appears on paper (its treaties and formal rules) with how it works in practice. The book also features exhibits comparing the EU with other international bodies and systems of government. This will help students to better understand the EU by underlining how it is like other systems of governance and in what ways it is unique. The book's overall aim is to provide an accessible, lively introduction to how the EU works and why it matters.
PART I; Background; 1. Introduction; 2. How Did We Get Here?; PART II; Major Actors; 3. The EU's Institutions; 4. Member States; 5. Organized Interests and Lobbying in the EU; PART III; Policies and Policy-Making; 6. Key Policies; 7. The Policy-Making Process; 8. Governance and Legitimacy; PART IV; Current Issues and Trends; 9. Enlargement - And Then There Were 28?; 10. The EU as a Global Actor; 11. Conclusion
This short introductory text de-mystifies the European Union's structures and operation. Blending scholarly expertise and practitioners' experience, the authors introduce and analyse the EU's key actors, processes and developments. Amongst the book's distinctive features are exhibits contrasting how the EU appears on paper (its treaties and formal rules) with how it works in practice. The book also features exhibits comparing the EU with other international bodies and systems of government. This will help students to better understand the EU by underlining how it is like other systems of governance and in what ways it is unique. The book's overall aim is to provide an accessible, lively introduction to how the EU works and why it matters.
PART I; Background; 1. Introduction; 2. How Did We Get Here?; PART II; Major Actors; 3. The EU's Institutions; 4. Member States; 5. Organized Interests and Lobbying in the EU; PART III; Policies and Policy-Making; 6. Key Policies; 7. The Policy-Making Process; 8. Governance and Legitimacy; PART IV; Current Issues and Trends; 9. Enlargement - And Then There Were 28?; 10. The EU as a Global Actor; 11. Conclusion