European Union Politics
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Product details:
- Edition number 8
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 27 June 2025
- ISBN 9780198898986
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages656 pages
- Size 247x194x35 mm
- Weight 1270 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 22 figures 844
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Short description:
Written by experts, this is the most complete, issues-led textbook on European Union politics. With contemporary issues and debates presented alongside thorough coverage of the theory, institutions, policies, and history of the EU, European Union Politics effortlessly guides students to a clear understanding of this complex area.
MoreLong description:
Written by experts, this is the most complete, issues-led textbook on European Union politics. With contemporary issues and debates presented alongside thorough coverage of the theory, institutions, policies, and history of the EU, European Union Politics effortlessly guides students to a clear understanding of this complex area.
Key Features:
- With its comprehensive exploration of the EU's history, theories, institutions, policies, and ongoing debates, European Union Politics is appropriate for a wide range of Politics and International Relations modules.
- Straightforward writing style and useful learning tools in European Union Politics make it the perfect introduction for students new to the subject.
- New contributors to this edition add to the already established pool of contributors of European Union Politics, consisting of leading academics and scholars in EU politics, offering readers an authoritative perspective on key debates.
- Divided into sections like "Issues and Debates" and "Policies and Policy-making", the book's structure helps students critically engage with EU studies and simplifies complex themes.
- Case and example boxes throughout the text demonstrate the relevance of EU theories, institutions, and policies, and help students to understand the workings of the EU in practice.
New to this Edition:
- A thorough and extensive empirical updating of content, which takes account of recent developments in the European Union.
- Three brand new chapters cover gender and sexuality in the European Union, digital policy in the EU, and the war in Ukraine.
- Two newly authored and completely rewritten chapters cover trade and the EU, and the future of the EU.
Digital Formats and Resources:
The eighth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: The e-book and Politics Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access, along with multiple-choice questions, answer guidance, a flashcard glossary, functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks.
European Union Politics is a great choice of textbook for teaching the EU to undergraduates, comprehensive on all history, theory and policymaking.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: The Historical Context
The European Union: Establishment and Development
Carrying the EU Forward: the Post-Lisbon Era
Part 2: Theories and Conceptual Approaches
Neo-functionalism
Intergovernmentalism
Critical Approaches to the Study of the European Union
Governance and Institutionalist Approaches to the Study of the European Union
Europeanization
Part 3: Institutions and Actors
The European Commission
The European Council and the Council of the European Union
The European Parliament
The Court of Justice of the European Union
Interest Groups and the European Union
Citizens and Public Opinion in the European Union
Part 4: Policies and Policy-Making
Policy-making in the European Union
EU Trade and Development Policies
European Union Enlargement
The European Union's Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies
The Single Market
The European Union's Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice
Economic and Monetary Union and the Euro Crisis
The Common Agricultural Policy
EU Digital Policy
Environment and Climate Change Policy in the European Union
Migration and Refugee Policies in the European Union
Part 5: Issues and Debates
Brexit
Democracy, Legitimacy and the Rule of Law in the European Union
Gender, Sexuality, and Equalities+ in the European Union
The European Union and Russia's War against Ukraine
The Future of the European Union
