The Political System of the European Union,9780230249820

The Political System of the European Union

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780230249820
ISBN10: 0230249825
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-03-15
Publisher(s): SPRINGER - VERLAG
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Summary

Systematically revised and rewritten throughout and updated to cover the impact of the Lisbon Treaty, this highly-successful and ground-breaking text remains unique in analyzing the EU as a political system using the methods of comparative political science.

Author Biography

SIMON HIX is Professor of European Union Politics and Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

BJØRN HØYLAND is Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART I: GOVERNMENT
Executive Politics
Legislative Politics
Judicial Politics
PART II: POLITICS
Public Opinion
Democracy, Parties and Elections
Interest Representation
PART III: POLICIES
Regulation of the Single Market
Expenditure Policies
Economic and Monetary Union
Interior Policies
Foreign Policies
Conclusion

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