The European Union: How does it work?

by Elizabeth Bomberg (Editor), John Peterson (Editor), Alexander Stubb (Editor)

The new edition of this concise introductory text demystifies the European Union's structures and operation, providing an engaging and accessible introduction to how the EU works and why it matters. Featuring an exceptional collection of work by esteemed contributors, it offers students a
unique blend of scholarly expertise and practitioners' experience.
The European Union, Second Edition, answers the fundamental questions of how the EU works, who its main actors are, and what processes and dynamics are involved. Taking a "real-life" view of the EU's structures and operation--as opposed to the more formal approach generally adopted by other
textbooks--it provides a vivid account that brings the EU to life. This second edition features two new chapters; one on security in Europe and another on constitutionalism and democracy. It also includes Eastward expansion in the chapter on enlargement.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, Textbooks

304 pages, Paperback

First published March 6, 2003

Reviews

[DJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read the first two and a half sections of this book but then it was taken away from me by an airplane and the owner of the book who wanted to get on it.

I was interested in the EU as an experiment in global governance, the only way I see to deal with our increasingly global problems.

I didn't learn much about the EU in this respect though. The chapters I read were too bogged down in delineating treaties and institutions to deal with the more abstract philosophy of global governance.

I'll have to look elsewhere for my global governance fix.

[Zoo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Coherent, spot-on, precise and easy to assimilate. One of the better books on EU jibber-jabber.

[Daniel Goff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Makes understanding the EU not to difficult