Policy-Making in the European Union (New European Union) (The New European Union Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199544824 ISBN 13: 9780199544820

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2010

Synopsis

The policies of the European Union profoundly affect the lives of people in Europe and around the world. The new edition of this highly successful textbook outlines how and why such decisions are made, as well as the key challenges faced by policy-makers in the current political and economic climate. Policy-Making in the European Union begins by clarifying the institutional framework of the E.U. and the analytical approaches used to understand it. A wide range of crucial and illustrative policies are then explored in detail by subject experts. This volume includes new chapters on ways of analyzing the E.U.'s policy process and on energy policy. A central theme to the volume is how the recent expansion to twenty-seven member states has affected policy-making across the different policy sectors. The conclusion reflects on how this challenge and the protracted constitutional stalemate have affected policy-making in the E.U. . It also explores the impact of the financial and economic crises that have struck Europe over the past several years. The sixth edition is fully up-to-date, and is the ideal text for all those with an interest in the policy-making of the European Union.

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About the Author

Helen Wallace is Centennial Professor in the European Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mark A. Pollack is Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair in the Department of Political Science at Temple University.

Dr. Alasdair R. Young is Professor of International Political Economy in the Department of Politics at the University of Glasgow.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199544824
• ISBN 13: 9780199544820
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 640
• Editor: Wallace Helen