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The SAGE Handbook of European Union Politics
Edited by:
- Knud Erik Jørgensen - University of Aarhus, Denmark
- Mark Pollack - Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
- Ben Rosamond - University of Warwick, UK
Courses:
Politics of Europe & the EU
Politics of Europe & the EU
January 2007 | 616 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
The European Union (EU) poses quite profound questions for scholars and students of the social and political sciences. This benchmark Handbook is designed to:
Its appeal resides not only in its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the field, but also in the quality of its contributors, and the diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches included. The resulting volume is a 'must have' for all scholars and advanced students of the EU and European integration.
- Provide an authoritative state-of-the art guide to the scope of the field suitable for both established scholars and students of the EU
- Reflect and contribute to the debates about the nature of the field of EU studies and EU politics in particular
- Explore in detail the development of the many approaches to the study of EU politics
Its appeal resides not only in its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the field, but also in the quality of its contributors, and the diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches included. The resulting volume is a 'must have' for all scholars and advanced students of the EU and European integration.
PART ONE: PROCESS: THEORIZING EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Ben Rosamond
Overview
Mark A Pollack
Rationalist Approaches to European Integration
Jeffrey Checkel
Constructivist Approaches to European Integration
Ian Manners
Critical Approaches
Alan S Milward, Ramses Wessel, Adrian Favell, Patrick Crowley and David Mayes
Historical, Legal, Economic and Sociological Perspectives on EU Politics
PART TWO: THE EU AS POLITY
Simon Hix
Overview
Markus Jachtenfuchs
Overview
Gail McElroy
Legislative Politics
Jonas Tallberg
Executive Politics
Lisa Conant
Judicial Politics
Jeremy Richardson
Organized Interests in the European Union
Tapio Raunio
Political Parties in the European Union
Leonard Ray
Political Communication, Political Socialization, and Public Opinion
Dario Castiglione and Justus Schoenlau
Constitutional Politics
Kalypso Nicolaidis and R. Daniel Kelemen
The EU and Comparative Federalism
Andreas Føllesdal
Political Theory
PART THREE: POLITICS AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE EU
Helen Wallace and William Wallace
Overview
Mark Hallerberg
The Study of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Alasdair Young
The Politics of Regulation and the Internal Market
Ian Bache
The Politics of Redistribution
Andrea Lenschow
Green Politics and Environmental Policy
Elizabeth Prugl
Gender
Andrew Geddes
The Politics of EU Domestic Order
Martin Rhodes and Manuele Citi
New Forms of Governance in the European Union
Tanja Börzel and Thomas Risse
The EU and Domestic Politics
PART FOUR: THE EU AND THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
Knud Erik Jørgensen
Overview
Michael Smith
The Union and International Political Economy
Walter Carlsnaes
European Foreign Policy
Alex Warleigh
The `European and Universal Process'?
Essential book for the course IR. Very detailled and complete information. Can be provided as literature for all papers.
Department of Political Science, Maastricht University
April 6, 2016
This book is quite comprehensive source about Eurepean Union. Because, in this book, European integration discussed in a theoretical way. This book is a good reference source for who want to learn about both the EU and EU's policy areas.
Public Administration, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
January 21, 2014
Accessible and more varied than some of the other textbooks on the market. I liked the less introductory focus and have recommended it for students with some basic knowledge of the EU, who want to extend their understanding.
Department of Politics, Aston University
November 6, 2012
