The European Union - How does it work? - Sixth Edition
PETERSON John , CORBETT Richard , KENEALY Daniel , HADFIELD Amelia
Product details
- Categories: April 2022, EU Knowledge, How the EU works
- Publisher: OUP - Oxford University Press
- Collection: Oxford - The New European Union Series
- ISBN: 9780198862246
- Publication Date: 01/04/2022
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 352
- Language: English
Summary
The European Union: How does it work? is the perfect concise
introduction to the EU's structure and operations for students coming to
the subject for the first time. The sixth edition has been
substantially updated to reflect a range of challenges confronting the
EU. It incorporates expanded discussions of pressing policy challenges,
including migration, climate change, the future of the EU-UK
relationship after Brexit, and the erosion of democratic principles in
some EU member states. It also offers expanded coverage of the EU-US
relationship, the shifting global balance of power, and the impact on
the EU of the rise of China and a fragmenting global economy.
The sixth edition sees the arrival of two new authors, Ramona Coman and Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos - contributing Chapter 4 on member states and Chapter 7 on internal policies, respectively - and a new editor, Amelia Hadfield.
Learning features throughout the text help to develop students' understanding of the EU. 'How it really works' boxes demonstrate the working of the EU in practice, and challenge students to contrast this with theoretical perspectives. 'Key terms and concepts' boxes provide concise definitions or summaries of words and ideas that are essential to understanding the EU. Furthermore, each chapter contains boxes exploring specific cases that highlight how the EU works, what it does, or how it has evolved. Taken together, these features encourage students to think laterally and critically about the reality of politics in the European Union.
The sixth edition sees the arrival of two new authors, Ramona Coman and Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos - contributing Chapter 4 on member states and Chapter 7 on internal policies, respectively - and a new editor, Amelia Hadfield.
Learning features throughout the text help to develop students' understanding of the EU. 'How it really works' boxes demonstrate the working of the EU in practice, and challenge students to contrast this with theoretical perspectives. 'Key terms and concepts' boxes provide concise definitions or summaries of words and ideas that are essential to understanding the EU. Furthermore, each chapter contains boxes exploring specific cases that highlight how the EU works, what it does, or how it has evolved. Taken together, these features encourage students to think laterally and critically about the reality of politics in the European Union.
Table of contents
Part I: Background
1:Introduction, Daniel Kenealy, Amelia Hadfield, and Richard Corbett
2:How did we get here?, Desmond Dinan
Part II: The EU: How does it work?
3:The EU's Institutions, Richard Corbett, Daniel Kenealy, and Amelia Hadfield
4:EU Member States, Ramona Coman
5:Policy-making in the EU, Daniel Kenealy
6:Democracy in the EU, Richard Corbett
Part III: The EU: What does it do?
7:The EU's Internal Policies, Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos
8:The EU as a Global Actor, Niklas Helwig
9:EU Enlargement and Wider Europe, Ulrich Sedelmeier
Part IV: The EU: Where is it going?
10:Future Challenges, Amelia Hadfield, Daniel Kenealy, and Richard Corbett
11:Conclusion, Amelia Hadfield, Daniel Kenealy, and Richard Corbett
1:Introduction, Daniel Kenealy, Amelia Hadfield, and Richard Corbett
2:How did we get here?, Desmond Dinan
Part II: The EU: How does it work?
3:The EU's Institutions, Richard Corbett, Daniel Kenealy, and Amelia Hadfield
4:EU Member States, Ramona Coman
5:Policy-making in the EU, Daniel Kenealy
6:Democracy in the EU, Richard Corbett
Part III: The EU: What does it do?
7:The EU's Internal Policies, Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos
8:The EU as a Global Actor, Niklas Helwig
9:EU Enlargement and Wider Europe, Ulrich Sedelmeier
Part IV: The EU: Where is it going?
10:Future Challenges, Amelia Hadfield, Daniel Kenealy, and Richard Corbett
11:Conclusion, Amelia Hadfield, Daniel Kenealy, and Richard Corbett