This book brings together a very impressive team of leading researchers in a sophisticated analysis of the exercise of political power in the European policy process. The book, which is based on recent research findings, is divided into four parts: theoretical and historical perspectives; agenda-setting and institutional processing; channels of representation; and the EU as a supranational state.
The book is designed as a comprehensive introduction to the European Union policy process. It explains how policy is made at the European level and the role of all the major participants—from the member states themselves to pressure groups—in the integration process. It also illustrates the way in which public policy in the member states has become, increasingly, European public policy.
European Union: Power and Policy-Making will be an ideal text for students of European Union politics and European policy-making. Its clear style and up-to-date coverage will also appeal to those with a professional interest in the subject, from MEPs and Commission officials to lobbyists.
The Author
Jeremy J.Richardson is Professor of European Public Policy at the University of Essex and the author of a considerable body of work on the European policy process. He is the founder and editor of the Journal of European Public Policy. |