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The Institutions of the European Union
Third Edition
Edited by John Peterson and Michael Shackleton
472 pages
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246x171mm
978-0-19-957498-8
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Paperback
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22 March 2012
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- The only up-to-date textbook entirely dedicated to the institutions of the EU, offering students a definitive guide to their functions, powers, and composition.
- A team of leading experts, including both academics and practitioners, provide authoritative coverage of all of the key institutions.
- Each chapter includes helpful features such as boxes, useful websites, and suggested further reading to aid student learning.
- Includes the institutional effects of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and of the financial crisis in the Eurozone.
New to this edition - The Institutions of the European Union has been updated to take account of the institutional effects of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and the financial crisis in the Eurozone.
- There are a number of new additions to the contributor line-up to ensure that the book continues to bring together the foremost scholars in the field.
The Institutions of the European Union is the key text for anyone wishing to understand the functions, powers, and composition of the EU's institutions. From the Council of Ministers to the European Central Bank, all of the most important organizations are analysed and explained by international experts.
The third edition has been fully updated and includes the impact of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and the financial crisis in the Eurozone on the EU's institutions. Authoritative yet accessible, it remains the best guide to how this
range of different bodies work together to provide political direction, manage policies, and integrate contrasting interests within the European Union.Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate students, studying EU politics, with a particular interest in the institutions of the European Union
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Edited by John Peterson, Professor of International Politics, University of Edinburgh, and Michael Shackleton, Special Professor, University of Maastricht John Peterson is Professor of International Politics at the University of Edinburgh
Michael Shackleton is Special Professor at the University of Maastricht Contributors:
Andrew Byrne, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels
Philippe de Schoutheete, University of Louvain
Renaud Dehousse, Sciences Po, Paris
Andrew Geddes, University of Sheffield
Fiona Hayes-Renshaw, College of Europe, Burges
Niklas Helwig, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels
Dermot Hodson, Birkbeck, University of London
Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Charlie Jeffery, University of Edinburgh
George Karakatsanis, European Court of
Auditors
Hussein Kassim, University of East Anglia
Daniel Keleman, Rutgers University
Brigid Laffan, University College, Dublin
Jeffrey Lewis, Cleveland State University
Giandomenico Majone, University of Pittsburgh
Niamh Nic Shuibhne, University of Edinburgh
John Peterson, University of Edinburgh
Tapio Raunio, University of Tampere
Carolyn Rowe, Aston University
Michael Shackleton, University of Maastricht and European Parliament
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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
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1: John Peterson and Michael Shackleton: The EU's Institutions: an Overview
2: Renaud Dehousse and Paul Magnette: Institutional Change in the EU
I. Providing Direction
3: Philippe de Schoutheete: The European Council
4: Fiona Hayes-Renshaw: The Council of Ministers
5: John Peterson: The College of Commissioners
6: Michael Shackleton: The European Parliament
7: Niamh Nic Shuibhne: The European Court of Justice
II. Managing the Union
8: Liesbet Hooghe and Hussein Kassim: The Commission's Services
9: Dermot Hodson: Managing the Euro - the European Central Bank
10: Daniel Keleman and Giandomenico Majone: Managing Europeanization - The European Agencies
11: George Karakatsanis and Brigid Laffan: Financial Control - the Court of Auditors and OLAF
III. Integrating Interests
12: Andrew Geddes: Security Interests - Police and Judicial Cooperation
13: John Peterson, Andrew Byrne and Niklas Helwig: International Interests - the Common Foreign and Security Policy
14: Jeffrey Lewis: National Interests - COREPER
15: Tapio Raunio: Policy Interests - the European Parliament's Party Groups
16: Carolyn Rowe and Charlie Jeffery: Social and Regional Interests - ECOSOC and Committee of the Regions
17: John Peterson and Michael Shackleton: Conclusion
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