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 - including intergovernmentalism neofunctionalism supranationalism and critical theory - are presented and supplemented with the authors' own theoretical model federal integration to create a comprehensive evaluation of the EU's interests and actors in key policy domains. The text covers the EU's main policy areas - including those on the single market Economic and Monetary Union foreign policy migration and border control social and regional policies and the budget - 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.<br/><br/>New to this Edition:<br/>- Each chapter rewritten many extensively throughout<br/>- New chapters on migration and border control competition policy and social and cohesion policies.<br/>- New illustrative material and many new examples<br/>- Each chapter now includes a Guide to Further Reading<br/><br/>Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/policies-and-policy-processes-of-the-european-union. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost