Decision-Making in the European Union

ISBN-13: 9780333604922 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 336 str.

Peterson John (Jean Monnet Senior Lecturer in European Polit; Elizabeth Bomberg

Opis

Based on exhaustive research, this book explains how the European Union makes decisions in seven major policy sectors. Written in a clear, user-friendly style, it brings the EU alive for a student and non-specialist audience. The book's central themes are that informal norms often matter more than formal rules, agency often matters more than structure, and abrupt change often punctuates deadlock. It offers a theoretically-based introduction to the lively, humorous and fascinating politics of a unique experiment in modern governance.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Making Sense of EU Decision-Making.- Institutions, Rules, Norms.- The Internal Market.- External Trade Policy.- The Common Agricultural Policy.- Cohesion Policy.- Environmental Policy.- Research and Technology Policy.- The Common Foreign and Security Policy.- Conclusion.

O autorze

JOHN PETERSON is Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics, University of Glasgow.

ELIZABETH BOMBERG is Lecturer in Politics, University of Edinburgh.

The authors were Visiting Lecturers at the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley, while writing this book.