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The Institutions of the European Union

Second Edition

Edited by John Peterson and Michael Shackleton

Price: £21.99 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-927900-5
Publication date: 27 April 2006
416 pages, Boxes, figures, tables, 246x171 mm
Series: New European Union Series
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Review(s) from previous edition:
  • 'Lucid, comprehensive, and substantive ... combines invaluable description with perceptive and sophisticated analysis' - Professor Alberta Sbragia, University of Pittsburgh
  • 'Distinguished by the clarity and comprehensiveness of [its] institutional coverage' - Professor William E. Paterson, University of Birmingham

Description
  • The only comprehensive text entirely dedicated to institutions, providing students with everything they need to know about the functions, powers, and composition of any EU institution.
  • A 'real-life' view of what the institutions do and how they interact, making the subject more interesting and relevant.
  • Carefully edited contributions from international experts, providing students with authoritative and accessible content.
  • All chapters include excellent learning aids such as policy case studies, opening summaries, a guide to further reading and web links.
New to this edition
  • New chapter on institutional and constitutional reform
  • More emphasis on the tension between the EU and individual states, change resulting from enlargement, transposition and compliance, and lobbying.
  • New diagram providing a basic overview of the EU's decision making process and an appendix showing the major institutional implications of each of the EU/EC treaties.
The 'new' European Union has been constantly evolving since the mid 1980s, and it shows no sign of standing still. Virtually the only constant is the EU's institutions, which are both unique and time-honoured after 50 years of European integration.

The institutions of the EU, individually and collectively, perform multiple tasks: providing the EU with political direction, managing policies and integrating interests.

This new edition of The Institutions of the European Union will be the key text for any reader wishing to understand the functions, powers and compositions of EU institutions. The book has been fully updated and includes a new chapter on institutional and constitutional reform.

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students of EU politics.

Contents
1. The EU's Institutions: an Overview , John Peterson and Michael Shackleton
2. Institutional Change in the EU , Renaud Dehousse and Paul Magnette
I. Providing Direction
3. The European Council , Philippe de Schoutheete
4. The Council of Ministers , Fiona Hayes-Renshaw
5. The College of Commissioners , John Peterson
6. The European Parliament , Michael Shackleton
7. The European Court of Justice , Tom Kennedy
II. Managing the Union
8. The Commission's Services , Liesbet Hooghe and Neill Nugent
9. Managing the Euro - the European Central Bank , Kathleen R. McNamara
10. Managing Europeanization - The European Agencies , Giandomenico Majone
11. Financial Control - the Court of Auditors and OLAF , Brigid Laffan
III. Integrating Interests
12. Security Interests - Police and Judicial Cooperation , Theodora Kostakopoulou
13. International Interests - the Common Foreign and Security Policy , Michael E. Smith, Brian Crowe, and John Peterson
14. National Interests - COREPER , Jeff Lewis
15. Political Interests - the European Parliament's Party Groups , Tapio Raunio
16. Social and Regional Interests - The Economic and Social committee and Committee of the Regions , Charlie Jeffery
17. Conclusion , John Peterson and Michael Shackleton

Authors, editors, and contributors


Edited by John Peterson, Chair of International Politics, University of Edinburgh and
Michael Shackleton, Head of Division, Secretariat of the European Parliament, Brussels

Contributors:Brian Crowe, Director, Centre for Political and Diplomatic Studies, UK
Renaud Dehousse, Centre Européen de Sciences Po, France
Fiona Hayes-Renshaw, College of Europe, Belgium
Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina, USA
Charlie Jeffery, University of Birmingham, UK
Tom Kennedy, European Court of Auditors, Luxembourg
Theodora Kostakopoulou, University of Manchester, UK
Brigid Laffan, University College, Dublin, Ireland
Jeff Lewis, Oklahoma State University, USA
Kathleen McNamara, Georgetown University, USA
Giandomenico Majone, European University Institute, Italy
Paul Magnette, Centre d'Etude de la Vie Politique de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
John Peterson, University of Edinburgh, UK
Tapio Raunio, University of Tampere, Finland
Philippe de Schoutheete, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Michael Shackleton, Secretariat, European Parliament, Belgium
Michael E. Smith, Georgia State University, USA

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