European Union Politics

By Michelle Cini

An authoritative text that covers both EU theories and EU institutions, European Union Politics, Third Edition, provides students with a solid introduction to the field.

FEATURES
* Presents carefully edited contributions from experts, providing students with comprehensive and stimulating content
* Assumes no background knowledge, making it accessible to students new to the subject
* Provides excellent learning features, including reader's guides, boxes of further information, key points, figures, questions, further reading, websites, and glossary

NEW TO THIS EDITION
* Additional editor Dr. Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan
* Two new chapters: Policy-Making in the European Union (Chapter 13) and Environmental Policy (Chapter 14)
* Coverage of differentiated European integration now incorporated within the new policy-making chapter
* The Lisbon Treaty incorporated within the text
* Updated Companion Website (www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199548637/) with resources for students--including interactive maps of Europe; interactive timeline of key events in the history of the EU; multiple choice questions; biographies of important figures in EU history; exam study guide; flashcard glossary; and links to OUP journal articles--and instructors (PowerPoint lecture slides; essay, seminar, and quiz questions; and boxes and figures from the textbook)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199548633
• ISBN13: 9780199548637
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.5" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Superb volume on the EU

This is a superb volume and a terrific value for such a thorough book with updated info on the EU. I had used another book to teach an EU course last semester that cost over $70, was printed on terrible quality paper, was thin and incomplete (yet of an equivalent copyright date - so no excuse!) There is simply no comparison between the two -- and for more than $25 less! This book's arrangement with a first section on the historical background of the EU, followed by sections on theoretical/conceptual approaches, institutions and actors, policies and policymaking, and finally issues and debates, coupled with excellent figures, tables and other illustrations, makes it a complete winner. The authors are articulate and accessible (important factors for an undergrad textbook). The "key points" boxes and follow-up study questions, along with the Oxford University Press's on-line resource centre, make this book an even more excellent value. I feel you cannot go wrong with this book for an undergrad course on the EU -- some may be put off by its total page number, but please don't be - assess the book for yourself and you will see it is all important, easily read and understood, and arranged in a very sensible and rational fashion. Plus, Cini and Borragon make it truly interesting!

Best Intro to the EU available

Despite the price, this textbook will serve as a useful introduction for those taking European Studies in university (or any internatinally-focused political science program for that matter).