The Court of Justice of the European Union and the politics of Law

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is one of the central institutions of the EU and has played a decisive role in European integration. As one of the most powerful international courts, at a time when political systems around the world are ...

Social policy in the European Union

Social policy has become an increasingly prominent component of the European Union's policy-making responsibilities. Today, for example, a highly developed body of law regulates equal treatment in social security and co-ordinates national security schemes; national health services have opened up to patients and service ...

Differentiated integration

explaining variation in the European Union

Far from displaying a uniform pattern of integration, the European Union varies significantly across policy areas, institutional development and individual countries. Why do some policies such as the Single Market attract non-EU member states, while some member states choose to opt out of other EU ...

The political system of the European Union

Systematically revised and rewritten throughout, and updated to cover the impact of the Lisbon Treaty, this highly-successful and ground- breaking text remains unique in analyzing the EU as a political system using the methods of comparative political science.

Gender and the European Union

'A tour de force! This is an extremely important and useful book that systematizes the vast yet fragmented literature on gender and the EU. It should be required reading for anyone interested in the European Union - gender scholar or not.'¹Amy Mazur, Johnson Distinguished Professor ...

Understanding euroscepticism

This timely text provides a concise and readable assessment of the dynamics, character and consequences of opposition to European integration at all levels from elites and governments through parties and the media to voters and grass roots organizations.

Ever closer union

an introduction to european integration

Ever Closer Union clearly and engagingly introduces the complexities of European integration. The 4th edition is fully revised and updated to take account of major changes in the EU, including full coverage of the impact of the Lisbon Treaty.

Analyzing the European Union policy process

Readers are provided with a practical insight into how to analyze policies and policy-making in the EU. Using case studies to deepen readers' understanding, this book examines the various stages of the policy process - from the moment the issue reaches the agenda through to drafting ...

Migration and mobility in the European Union

This book analyses the patterns of migration flow since the end of the Cold War and relates these to political and policymaking processes at EU level and among EU member states. It delivers an original and innovative perspective on the new dynamics of migration policy ...

Monetary integration in the European Union

The creation of the euro was one of the most ambitious projects undertaken by the EU. The euro has become a major international currency. This book takes stock of the Eurozone, both empirically and theoretically, considering the historical, economic, political, and institutional influences on its ...

Competition policy in the European Union

This is a new edition of the only book to provide an overview of the political dimensions of EU competition policy. It is a comprehensively revised and updated edition of the leading text on EU competition policy. It is accessible and non-technical but informed by ...

Ireland and the European Union

Ireland's membership in the European Union has coincided with its transformation from a peripheral poor state into a dynamic economy with a level of wealth in line with the union's core states. This has led to great interest in the Irish model among ...

Interest representation in the European Union

The fully revised second edition of this highly-acclaimed book provides an authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the role of business interests and of organized civil society in the everyday policy-making of the EU and of the significance of interest representation for European integration, and for ...

The council of ministers

The Council of Ministers lies at the fulcrum of decision-making in the European Union. It is a key legislative institution, an executive institution in important policy areas, and a forum through which politicians and policy-makers from the member states address shared challenges and develop collective ...

The dynamics of european integration

why and when EU institutions matter

Europe recast

a history of European Union

European Union enlargement

Since its first enlargement in 1973, expansion has become a way of life for the EU. The current round of enlargement is, however, unprecedented in its scale, in the diversity of applicants, and in the impact on EU structures and policies. This major new text ...

The European Parliament

The European Union

readings on the theory and practice of european integration

Transport policy in the European Union