European Union Politics

By Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan

Book Overview

European Union Politics, Sixth Edition, is the most complete and issues-led introductory textbook on the European Union. Written by an expert team of contributors, it fully equips students to understand the European Union and the topical debates which surround it.

Alongside its comprehensive coverage of the theory, institutions, and policies of the EU, as well as its historical context, the book engages with numerous contemporary issues, debates, and crises--from Brexit and Euroscepticism to the economic and migration crises. The text's clear and accessible writing style and wide-ranging nature make it the ideal starting point for all those wishing to fully understand the workings of this complex and ever-evolving system.

Throughout the text, students are supported by helpful learning features, including key points, questions, and examples. Students are further supported by online resources that help them to take their learning further.

For students:
- Test your knowledge of the chapter material and receive instant feedback with online multiple choice questions.
- Revise key terms and concepts with a digital flashcard glossary.
- Prepare effectively for assessments with help from the online revision guide.
- Learn about key actors in the EU with short biographies of important figures in its history.
- Expand your knowledge of the EU's member states with an interactive map of Europe.
- Conduct further research with relevant web links to reliable online content.

For registered lecturers:
- Reinforce key themes from each chapter with suggested seminar and essay questions.
- Use the adaptable PowerPoint slides as the basis for lecture presentations or as hand-outs in class.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198806531
• ISBN13: 9780198806530
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.6"

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).