The European Union / / Duncan Watts.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Watts, Duncan,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.) :; 4 B/W illustrations

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748632985');The European Union is a distinctive creation. There have been several examples of countries that have forged links in ventures of mutual benefit, but in aim, method and achievement this union has gone much further than the others.From the beginning, the EU has always been more than just a customs union. It has aimed for an ever closer union of its peoples and has developed supranational institutions with powers binding upon its members. Since its creation in 1993 it has also grown in size and in the extent of its responsibilities. Integration and intergovernmentalism have been the two forces at work in the evolution of the Community into the Union of 27 members today.In this volume the author sets out to provide an authoritative study of the EU, which clearly explains how it functions and makes it intelligible to a wide readership.Key FeaturesUp-to-date and comprehensive coverage of key aspects, including history and developments, institutions, politics and policy processesIncludes an analysis of the role and attitudes of the member statesInformation is clearly and accessibly presentedWill appeal to students and also to professionals working in European Union agencies and organisationsContains maps, boxes, tables, glossaries of key terms and a guide to further reading"

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- Maps -- Introduction -- Background information -- Section One: History -- Introduction -- 1. The drive for European unity to 1973 -- 2. From Community to Union, 1973–93 -- 3. Consolidating the European Union, 1993 to the present day -- 4. The movement to integration: a theoretical perspective -- Section Two: Institutions -- Introduction -- 5. Institutions of the European Union -- 6. Policy-making and law-making processes -- 7. Democracy and the European Union -- Section Three: Representation -- Introduction -- 8. Elections to the European Parliament -- 9. Political parties and the European Union -- 10. Pressure groups and the European Union -- Section Four: Policies -- Introduction -- 11. The Union budget -- 12. First-Pillar policies -- 13. Second- and Third-Pillar policies -- Section Five: Attitudes -- Introduction -- 14. Member states -- 15. Britain and Europe: a case study -- Conclusion: the state of the Union, past and present -- References -- Further reading -- Index