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Abstract:
European Union Politics equips readers to understand the European Union (EU) and the topical debates and issues which surround it. Alongside comprehensive coverage of the history, theory, institutions, and policies of the EU, it features chapters on contemporary issues and current debates, including democracy and legitimacy in the EU, citizens and public opinion, the economic crisis.
This edition introduces a chapter exploring the EU's response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in its many fronts. The migration and refugee crisis is also covered in this edition. A revised chapter explores the history of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), and how it has developed its role. The textbook was updated throughout to reflect the diverse political issues and developments facing the EU, including the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the recovery from the pandemic, and climate change.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction | Michelle Cini & Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán
- Part 1 - The Historical Context
- The European Union: Establishment and Development | David Phinnemore
- Carrying the EU Forward: the Era of Lisbon | Clive Church & David Phinnemore
- Part 2 - Theories and Conceptual Approaches
- Neo-functionalism | Carsten Strøby Jensen
- Intergovernmentalism | Michelle Cini
- Theorizing the European Union after Integration Theory | Ben Rosamond
- Governance in the European Union | Thomas Christiansen
- Europeanization | Tanja A. Börzel & Diana Panke
- Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union | Stijn Smismans
- Part 3 - Institutions and Actors
- The European Commission | Morten Egeberg
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union | Jeffrey Lewis
- The European Parliament | Charlotte Burns
- The Court of Justice of the European Union | Paul James Cardwell
- Interest Groups and the European Union | Rainer Eising & Julia Sollik
- Citizens and Public Opinion in the European Union | Simona Guerra & Hans-Joerg Trenz
- Part 4 | Policies and Policy-Making
- Policy-making in the European Union | Edward Best
- Trade and Development Policies | Michael Smith
- Enlargement | Ana E. Juncos & Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán
- The European Union's Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies | Ana E. Juncos & Anna Maria Friis
- The Single Market | Michelle Egan
- The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice | Emek M. Uçarer
- Economic and Monetary Union | Amy Verdun
- The Common Agricultural Policy | Ève Fouilleux & Viviane Gravey
- Environmental Policy | Viviane Gravey, Andrew Jordan, & David Benson
- Part 5: Issues and Debates
- The Euro Crisis and European Integration | Dermot Hodson & Uwe Puetter
- The European Migration and Refugee Crisis | Andrew Geddes
- Brexit | Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán & Michelle Cini
- COVID-19 and the European Union | Eleanor Brooks, Sarah Rozenblum, Scott L. Greer & Anniek de Ruijter
- The Future of the EU | Brigid Laffan
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