European Union politics

The new edition of this lively and student-friendly text provides an engaging introduction to all aspects of politics and policy in the European Union, giving readers a sense of the colour of EU politics and its impact on people's lives.The text examines the ...

Why Europe matters

the case for the European Union

Critics like to depict the European Union as undemocratic and unpopular, but their arguments are too often based on myths and misunderstandings. This does us all a disservice, and in this period of uncertainty about the future of Europe it is more important than ever ...

European Union politics

This major new text provides an engaging introduction to all aspects of politics and policy in the European Union. The author's lively and student-friendly style brings the subject to life, giving readers a sense of the colour of EU politics and its impact on ...

Europeanism

In Europeanism the author attempts to identify and outline the political, economic, and social norms and values associated with Europe and Europeans. He argues that regardless of the doubts associated with the exercise of European integration and the work of the European Union, and regardless ...

Comparative politics in transition

COMPARATIVE POLITICS IN TRANSITION, Sixth Edition, combines a thematic framework with a country-by-country approach to provide a thoughtful and effective introduction to Comparative Politics that is appropriate for students new to the study of political science. The author uses an "arenas" classification to organize and ...

Understanding the European Union

a concise introduction

This is a clear and concise general introduction to the EU, ideal for the initiated or confused.This is the leading general introduction to the EU, once again fully revised, updated and improved to cover the enlarged EU of 27 states. It is very readable ...

Weber, Habermas, and transformations of the European State

constitutional, social, and supranational democracy

This book critically engages Jurgen Habermas's comprehensive vision of constitutional democracy in the European Union. John P. McCormick draws on the writings of Max Weber (and Habermas's own critique of them) to confront the difficulty of theorizing progressive politics during moments of radical ...

Understanding the European Union

a concise introduction

An immediate best-seller on first publication, John McCormick's Understanding the European Union provides a uniquely broad-ranging but concise introduction to the EU covering in one volume all major aspects of European integration. The third edition is systematically revised and updated throughout reflecting the major ...