The European Union How Does it Work?

The new edition of this concise 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.

Part 1: Background; 1: Elizabeth Bomberg, Alexander Stubb and John Peterson: Introduction; 2: Desmond Dinan: How did we get here?; Part 2: Major actors; 3: Elizabeth Bomberg & Alexander Stubb: The EU's institutions; 4: Brigid Laffan & Alexander Stubb: Member states; 5: Rory Watson & Michael Shackleton: Organized interests & lobbying; Part 3: Policies and policy-making; 6: Alberta Sbragia & Francesco Stolfi: Key policies; 7: John Occhipinti: A Secure Europe?; 8: Meil MacCormick: Constitutionalism and Democracy in the EU; Part 4: The EU and the Wider World; 9: Graham Avery: EU Expansion and Wider Europe; 10: John Peterson: The EU as a Global Actor; 11: John Peterson, Elizabeth Bomberg, and Alexander Stubb: Conclusion