Synopses & Reviews
The Political System of the European Union sets out a new way of analyzing, researching and teaching the EU. This approach starts from the recognition that the EU possesses all the attributes of a modern "political system." The book subsequently argues that we should use general theories and methods in political science to understand how the EU works. For each of the main processes in the EU political system, the book introduces the key political science tools, applies these in a detailed description of the workings of the EU, and compares the results to the latest theoretical and empirical research on the EU.
About the Author
Simon Hix is Lecturer in European Union Politics and Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Explaining the EU Political System *
Part I: Government * Executive Politics * Legislative Politics * Judicial Politics *
Part II: Politics * Public Opinion and Political Cleavages * Parties, Elections and EU Democracy * Interest Representation *
Part III: Policy-Making * Regulation of the Single Market * Redistributive Policies * Economic and Monetary Union * Citizen Freedom and Security Politics * Global Policies * Conclusion: Rethinking the European Union * Index
Introduction: Explaining the EU Political System * Part I: Government * Executive Politics * Legislative Politics * Judicial Politics * Part II: Politics * Public Opinion and Political Cleavages * Parties, Elections and EU Democracy * Interest Representation * Part III: Policy-Making * Regulation of the Single Market * Redistributive Policies * Economic and Monetary Union * Citizen Freedom and Security Politics * Global Policies * Conclusion: Rethinking the European Union * Index