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The Government and Politics of the European Union

Autor Neill Nugent
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2006
The leading text in its field, "The Government and Politics of the European Union" offers a clear and comprehensive explanation of the historical development and ongoing evolution of the European Union (EU). As in previous editions, this sixth edition presents an account and analysis of the origins of the Union, the key treaties, the main institutions and political actors, and the EU's policies and policy processes. The book, in short, explains where the EU has come from, what it now does, and how it does it.

There have been many developments within the European Union since the last edition of this volume. In May 2004, the EU increased in size from fifteen to twenty-five member states, and, in so doing, became a pan-European, rather than Western European, organization. The following month, national leaders reached agreement on the contents of the long-discussed and exhaustively negotiated Constitutional Treaty only to see the fruits of their labors rejected in 2005 by voters in France and the Netherlands. These are only the most obvious manifestations of a constantly evolving integration process addressed throughout the book. Every chapter has been extensively revised since the last edition.

"The Government and Politics of the European Union" also includes reflections on the conceptual and theoretical tools used to analyze the integration process and the EU, as well as on the factors likely to influence the Union's future development.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780822338703
ISBN-10: 082233870X
Pagini: 630
Dimensiuni: 160 x 235 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.98 kg
Ediția:6
Editura: Duke University Press

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"Praise for previous editions":
"In addition to being a core teaching text on the EU, the book provides a useful reference work for both academics and practitioners in the field."--"European Access
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"Neill Nugent has once again supplied us with a definitive textbook on the institutions and politics of the European Union. . . . [A] masterful effort at explaining the inexplicable and at making the opaque transparent."--"Political Studies"

Notă biografică

Neill Nugent is Professor of Politics and Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at Manchester Metropolitan University. His numerous books include European Union Enlargement, The European Commission, and At the Heart of the Union.


Caracteristici

Up-to-date and authoritative coverage of the main institutions, policies and processes of the European Union

Cuprins

1. Setting the Scene: The 'Crises', the Challenges and Their Implications for the Nature and Operation of the EU PART 1: THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION 2. The Post-War Transformation of Western Europe 3. The Creation of the European Community 4. The Deepening of the Integration Process 5. The Widening of the Integration Process PART 2: THE EVOLVING TREATY FRAMEWORK 6. From Rome to Nice 7. The Constitutional and Lisbon Treaties 8. Treaties and the Integration Process PART 3: THE INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTORS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 9. The Commission 10. The Council of the European Union 11. The European Council 12. The European Parliament 13. European Union Law and the EU's Courts 14. Other Institutions 15. Interests 16. The Member States PART 4: POLICIES AND POLICY PROCESSES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 17. Understanding EU Policies 18. Policy Processes 19. Making and Applying EU Legislation 20. Internal Policies 21. Agricultural Policy and Policy Processes 22. External Policies 23. The Budget PART 5: STEPPING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD 24. Conceptualising the European Union 25. Theorising European Integration and EU Politics 26. Conclusion: Present Realities and Future Prospects Chronology Guide to Further Reading Bibliography and References.

Recenzii

Neill Nugent has once again supplied us with a definitive textbook on the institutions and politics of the European Union. However it is much more than this. It is an essential reference book for both the academic and practitioner ... [and] a masterful effort at explaining the inexplicable and at making the opaque transparent.
The book is well organized, well researched, and clearly written. It answers almost every factual question that the undergraduate is likely to ask about the existing organizational structure of the Community, and the judgements that the author offers from time to time are invariably sound and sensible.
Nugent manages throughout to convey the complexity of the EC system without confusing the reader. In short, it is an excellent book with which it is difficult to find fault.

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The definitive textbook on EU politics and governance, now in its 8th edition, has been thoroughly updated throughout to take into account the ongoing developments and evolution of the EU.