Policies and Policy Processes of the European Union

The dynamic and complex system of European Union policymaking is analysed in this new edition of a much-praised textbook. It offers the most integrated understanding of EU policy available. Major approaches to policymaking ΓÇô including intergovernmentalism, neofunctionalism, supranationalism and critical theory ΓÇô are presented and supplemented with the authorsΓÇÖ own theoretical model, federal integration, to create a comprehensive evaluation of the EUΓÇÖs interests and actors in key policy domains. The text covers the EUΓÇÖs main policy areas ΓÇô including those on the single market, Economic and Monetary Union, foreign policy, migration and border control, social and regional policies, and the budget ΓÇô locating them in this wider theoretical framework. As such, it is the key introduction to the subject for students of European Politics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.