European Union

What it is and how it works

AvIngeborg Toemmel

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

The European Union affects the lives of Europeans in many and varied ways, yet, in spite of its reach, it often appears a constrained political system – struggling for internal consensus, reliant on the agreement of national governments, and hampered by the scepticism of electorates. These issues have become even more acute in the wake of the global economic and eurozone crises. This new text provides a concise and up-to-date introduction to the nature of the European Union, giving an account of its evolution and structure that makes sense of its current challenges. The text analyses the EU's institutional structure and decision-making procedures, and highlights the manifold conflicts as well as the sophisticated mechanisms for consensus-building among the core institutions. It explains the ways in which the EU differs from other forms of political order, and how this leads to political processes that are characterized by cooperation and conflict. In providing this context, the author invites readers to a critical assessment of the functioning of the European Union, and of the implications of this for its democratic legitimacy and future prospects.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-09-22
Mått:155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:European Union Series
Antal sidor:380
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781137427526

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Mer om författaren

Ingeborg Tömmel is Professor Emeritus of International and European Politics, Osnabrück University, Germany. She has also held positions at the Free University of Berlin, Germany and the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Her research interests focus primarily on the political system of the EU and European governance, and her recent publications include the co-edited book Innovative Governance in the European Union (Rienner, 2008).

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: The Political System of the EU2. Theorizing European Integration and the Union as a Political System3. Building the European Union: Supranational Dynamics and Intergovernmental Configurations4. Consolidating the European Union: Enlargement, Deepening Integration and Crisis Management5. The Core Institutional Structure6. Decision-Making: Cooperation and Conflict among the Core Institutions7. Decision-Making and Consensus-Building within the Core Institutions8. Expanding and Diversifying the Core Institutional Structure9. Promoting Integration: Policy-making and Governance10. Building a Multi-Level System11. Building a Multi-Actor System12. Assessing the European Union: Efficiency and Effectiveness13. The Democratic Legitimacy of the EU14. Conclusions: The Nature of the European Union.