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Title

The government and politics of the European Union / Neill Nugent.

Author

Nugent, Neill.

Publication

Durham : Duke University Press, 2006.

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Description

xxiv, 630 p. : map; 25 cm.

Summary

"The leading text in its field, The Government and Politics of the European Union offers a clear and comprehensive explanation of the historical development and ongoing evolution of the European Union (EU). As in previous editions, this sixth edition presents an account and analysis of the origins of the Union, the key treaties, the main institutions and political actors, and the EU's policies and policy processes. The book, in short, explains where the EU has come from, what it now does, and how it does it. There have been many developments within the European Union since the last edition of this volume. In May 2004, the EU increased in size from fifteen to twenty-five member states, and, in so doing, became a pan-European, rather than Western European, organization. The following month, national leaders reached agreement on the contents of the long-discussed and exhaustively negotiated Constitutional Treaty only to see the fruits of their labors rejected in 2005 by voters in France and the Netherlands. These are only the most obvious manifestations of a constantly evolving integration process addressed throughout the book. Every chapter has been extensively revised since the last edition. The Government and Politics of the European Union also includes reflections on the conceptual and theoretical tools used to analyze the integration process and the EU, as well as on the factors likely to influence the Union's future development."--Publisher's website.

Subject

• Commission of the European Communities
• Council of the European Communities
• Court of Justice of the European Communities
• European Parliament
• European Union

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 605-618) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The transformation of Western Europe -- The creation of the European Community -- The evolution of the European Community and Union -- From western to pan-European integration -- From Rome to Amsterdam -- The Treaty of Nice -- The Constitutional Treaty -- Treaties and the integration process -- The Commission -- The Council of Ministers -- The European Council -- The European Parliament -- European Union law and the courts -- Other institutions and actors -- Policies -- Policy processes -- The budget -- Agricultural policy and policy processes -- External relations -- National influences and controls on European Union processes -- Conceptualising and theorising -- Present realities and future prospects.

ISBN

• 0822338548 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 082233870X (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780822338543 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780822338703 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2006009052

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Harvard Library