Politics in the European Union

This latest edition is particularly useful in that it includes chapters on the subject area that students of EU Studies often find to be the most difficult and troublesome of all, namely integration theory. [This] is particularly useful not only because, unlike the contents of several competing texts, it is actually present, but also because it includes valuable descriptions and explanations of the historiography of European integration theory (which can be something of a mystery to EU newcomers), but also clear and lucid accounts both of the nature of already well-established theories, including intergovernmentalism and neofunctionalism, and also of new and emerging theoretical approaches, notably constructivism, critical political economy, and feminism. * Neill Nugent, Manchester Metropolitan University, IEUSS Review of Books, January 2021 *
This is simply the best introduction to the EU and European integration currently available - a wonderful entry point for students who seek both broad-ranging coverage and deep knowledge of the subject. * Ben Rosamond, Professor of Politics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark *
Everything students need to know, and often don't even know to ask, can be found in this highly accessible, highly readable introduction to the Politics of the European Union. * Vivien A. Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Boston University, USA *