European Union Power and policy-making

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Synopsis

A key textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of contemporary European politics, European Union: Power and policy-making 4th edition offers a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the European Union policy process.
Intended to advance understanding of the EU as a now mature and ongoing policy system, this book addresses the central issues relating to the distribution of power and influence in the European Union including:


Theoretical perspectives


The roles of key institutions in the processing of policy problems


Different channels of representation


The EU as a policy-making state


Written by a distinguished group of international scholars, this new edition will also appeal to the worldwide community of researchers on the EU.
New to this edition:?


New chapters on The Politics of Multispeed Europe, The Distribution of Power Among Institutions, EU Agencies, Covert Integration in the European Union, and Political Representation and Democracy in the EU.


New authors and theoretical approaches on many topics such as differentiated integration, opt-outs and multi-speed integration, negotiation and coalition building, the interplay of judicial and legislative policy-making, power distribution, agency behaviour, integration by subterfuge, the democratic deficit


fully updated data and content throughout

Jeremy Richardson is joined by a co-editor, Professor Sonia Mazey, for the fourth expanded edition of this highly regarded textbook on the EU.

Jeremy Richardson is an Emeritus Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, UK, and Adjunct Professor at the National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is also Founder and Co-editor of the Journal of European Public Policy
Sonia Mazey is a Professor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the College of Business and Law, University of Canterbury, New Zealand and formally a Fellow of Keble College, Oxford, UK

Book details

Edition:
4
Author:
Jeremy Richardson, Sonia Mazey
ISBN:
9781317563839
Related ISBNs:
9780415715508, 9781315735399, 9780415715522
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
504
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-03-05
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2015
Copyright by:
Jeremy Richardson, Sonia Mazey 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government