The European Union: How does it work? is the perfect concise introduction to the EU's structure and operations for students coming to the subject for the first time. The sixth edition has been substantially updated to reflect a range of challenges confronting the EU. It incorporates expanded discussions of pressing policy challenges, including migration, climate change, the future of the EU-UK relationship after Brexit, and the erosion of democratic
principles in some EU member states. It also offers expanded coverage of the EU-US relationship, the shifting global balance of power, and the impact on the EU of the rise of China and a fragmenting global economy.
The sixth edition sees the arrival of two new authors, Ramona Coman and Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos - contributing Chapter 4 on member states and Chapter 7 on internal policies, respectively - and a new editor, Amelia Hadfield. Learning features throughout the text help to develop students' understanding of the EU. 'How it really works' boxes demonstrate the working of the EU in practice, and challenge students to contrast this with theoretical
perspectives. 'Key terms and concepts' boxes provide concise definitions or summaries of words and ideas that are essential to understanding the EU. Furthermore, each chapter contains boxes exploring
specific cases that highlight how the EU works, what it does, or how it has evolved. Taken together, these features encourage students to think laterally and critically about the reality of politics in the European Union. Digital formats and resources The sixth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats. The e-book offers a
mobile experience and convenient access, along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks In addition to supportive learning
features within the book, the text is accompanied by online resources designed to help students to take their learning further. For students: - Test your understanding and receive instant feedback with a range of multiple-choice questions - Revise key terms and test your knowledge of terminology from the book with our flashcard glossary For registered adopters of the text: - Guide
class debate with suggested seminar questions and activities - Adapt PowerPoint slides as a basis for lecture presentations, or use as handouts in class
The European Union: How does it work? is the perfect concise introduction to the EU's structure and operations for students coming to the subject for the first time. The sixth edition has been substantially updated to reflect a range of challenges confronting the EU. It incorporates expanded discussions of pressing policy challenges, including migration, climate change, the future of the EU-UK relationship after Brexit, and the erosion of democratic
principles in some EU member states. It also offers expanded coverage of the EU-US relationship, the shifting global balance of power, and the impact on the EU of the rise of China and a fragmenting global economy.
The sixth edition sees the arrival of two new authors, Ramona Coman and Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos - contributing Chapter 4 on member states and Chapter 7 on internal policies, respectively - and a new editor, Amelia Hadfield. Learning features throughout the text help to develop students' understanding of the EU. 'How it really works' boxes demonstrate the working of the EU in practice, and challenge students to contrast this with theoretical
perspectives. 'Key terms and concepts' boxes provide concise definitions or summaries of words and ideas that are essential to understanding the EU. Furthermore, each chapter contains boxes exploring
specific cases that highlight how the EU works, what it does, or how it has evolved. Taken together, these features encourage students to think laterally and critically about the reality of politics in the European Union. Digital formats and resources The sixth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats. The e-book offers a
mobile experience and convenient access, along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks In addition to supportive learning
features within the book, the text is accompanied by online resources designed to help students to take their learning further. For students: - Test your understanding and receive instant feedback with a range of multiple-choice questions - Revise key terms and test your knowledge of terminology from the book with our flashcard glossary For registered adopters of the text: - Guide
class debate with suggested seminar questions and activities - Adapt PowerPoint slides as a basis for lecture presentations, or use as handouts in class
Part I: Background
1: Daniel Kenealy, Amelia Hadfield, and Richard Corbett:
Introduction
2: Desmond Dinan: How did we get here?
Part II: The EU: How does it work?
3: Richard Corbett, Daniel Kenealy, and Amelia Hadfield: The EU's
Institutions
4: Ramona Coman: EU Member States
5: Daniel Kenealy: Policy-making in the EU
6: Richard Corbett: Democracy in the EU
Part III: The EU: What does it do?
7: Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos: The EU's Internal Policies
8: Niklas Helwig: The EU as a Global Actor
9: Ulrich Sedelmeier: EU Enlargement and Wider Europe
Part IV: The EU: Where is it going?
10: Amelia Hadfield, Daniel Kenealy, and Richard Corbett: Future
Challenges
11: Amelia Hadfield, Daniel Kenealy, and Richard Corbett:
Conclusion
Daniel Kenealy is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of
Edinburgh Amelia Hadfield is Professor of European and
International Relations, Head of the Department of Politics and
Co-Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe at the University
of Surrey Richard Corbett is a former Member of the European
Parliament (1996-2009, 2014-2020) and a former advisor to the
President of the European Council (2010-2014) John Peterson was
formerly a Professor of
International Politics at the University of Edinburgh
This lucid and balanced text, filled to the brim with learning
tools and practitioner insights, gives you a deep dive into how the
EU actually works and what we might make of it.
*Dr Uta Staiger, Associate Professor of European Studies, Executive
Director of the UCL European Institute, and Pro-Vice-Provost
(Europe)*
The European Union: How does it work? is a definitive how, what and
why of the European Union. It provides a comprehensive
understanding for those new to the study of the EU. Yet it also
manages to combine its breadth and depth with sophisticated insight
for those wanting to expand the boundaries of their knowledge of
the EUs current and future challenges.
*Professor Richard G. Whitman, Professor of Politics and
International Relations, University of Kent*
This superb introductory text combines conceptual sophistication
with a detailed exposition of EU institutions and policy-making,
and is particularly good in capturing the domestic political
instability and multiple external challenges that make up the
context for European integration in the 21st century.
*Professor Christopher Bickerton, University of Cambridge*
This textbook is up-to-date with recent theoretical and conceptual
discussions in the field, and does illustrate complex arrangements
in an accessible way to students.
*Richard Kotter, Northumbria University at Newcastle upon Tyne*
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