Concise and lively
introduction to how the EU really works
Unique mix of academic and
practitioner contributors: many of the chapters are co-written to ensure both academic and
practitioner expertise
Brings the EU to life by
focusing on how the EU really works, rather than on dry descriptions of processes and
procedures
Carefully edited to create a
fully integrated student textbook
All chapters include
excellent learning aids such as key concepts boxes, 'How It Really Works' boxes, 'Compared
to What' boxes, a guide to further reading, web links and discussion questions
If you want a clear,
readable overview that addressses how the EU works and the most important forces driving
EU policies, this is your book - it does exactly what it says on the tin!, Orla Gillen
Focus: News and Views from the European Information AssociationR Feb 2003
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. The book's overall aim is to provide an accessible, lively
introduction to how the EU works and why it matters.
Readership: First and second year undergraduate students studying European Union Politics
and European Studies.
Contents
Part I
Background
1 Elizabeth Bomberg and
Alexander Stubb: Introduction
2 Desmond Dinan: How Did We
Get Here?
Part II
Major Actors
3 Elizabeth Bomberg, Laura
Cram and David Martin: The EU's Institutions
4 Brigid Laffan and
Alexander Stubb: Member States
5 Rory Watson and Michael
Shackleton: Organized Interests and Lobbying in the EU
Part III
Policies and Policy-Making
6 Alberta Sbragia: Key
Policies
7 Alexander Stubb, Helen
Wallace and John Peterson: The Policy-Making Process
8 Lynn Dobson and Albert
Weale: Governance and Legitimacy
Part IV
Current Issues and Trends
9 Lykke Friis: Enlargement -
And Then There Were 28?
10 John Peterson and Michael
E. Smith: The EU as a Global Actor
11 John Peterson, Elizabeth
Bomberg and Alexander Stubb: Conclusion
252 pages