Policy-Making in the European Union

by Wallace, Helen; Pollack, Mark A.; Young, Alasdair R.

• ISBN13: 9780199544820
• ISBN10: 0199544824
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The policies of the European Union profoundly affect the lives of people in Europe and around the world. The new edition of this highly successful textbook outlines how and why such decisions are made, as well as the key challenges faced by policy-makers in the current political and economic climate. Policy-Making in the European Union begins by clarifying the institutional framework of the EU and the analytical approaches used to understand it. A wide range of crucial and illustrative policies are then explored in detail by subject experts. This volume includes new chapters on ways of analyzing the EU's policy process and on energy policy. A central theme to the volume is how the recent expansion to twenty-seven member states has affected policy-making across the different policy sectors. The conclusion reflects on how this challenge and the protracted constitutional stalemate have affected policy-making in the EU. It also explores the impact of the financial and economic crises that have struck Europe over the past several years. The sixth edition is fully up-to-date, and is the ideal text for all those with an interest in the policy-making of the European Union.

Author Biography

Helen Wallace is Centennial Professor in the European Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mark A. Pollack is Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair in the Department of Political Science at Temple University.

Dr. Alasdair Young is Professor of International Political Economy in the Department of Politics at the University of Glasgow.

Table of Contents

Institutions, Process and Analytical Approaches

Overview

Theorizing EU Policy-Making

The European Policy Process in Comparative Perspective

An Institutional Anatomy and Five Policy Modes

Policies

The Single Market

Competition Policy

Economic and Monetary Union

The Common Agricultural Policy

The Budget

The Structural Funds and Cohesion Policy

Social Policy

Employment Policy

Environmental Policy

Biotechnology Policy

Energy Policy

Trade Policy

Enlargement

Foreign and Security Policy

Justice and Home Affairs

Conclusions

EU Policy-Making in Challenging Times: Adversity Adaptability and Resilience

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