Synopses & Reviews
A substantially revised and updated new edition of this highly-successful and ground-breaking text which analyzes the EU as a political system using the methods of comparative political science.
Review
Reviews of previous edition:
"Hix's admirably lucid exposition melds state-of-the-art theory and rich empirical detail into what is likely to become the leading text on how the European Union's everyday political process actually works."--Andrew Moravcsik, Harvard University
"This volume has a rare combination of virtues: accessible for students and required reading for EU scholars."--Gary Marks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"The best textbook on the European Union to date. Period."--George Tsebelis, UCLA
"Simon Hix has produced a book which does many things and does them well. [It] offers both a valuable tool box for the study of the EU and a very up to date and stimulating set of blueprints to help us use them."--Clive H. Church, Political Studies
Review
Reviews of previous edition:
"Hix's admirably lucid exposition melds state-of-the-art theory and rich empirical detail into what is likely to become the leading text on how the European Union's everyday political process actually works."--Andrew Moravcsik, Harvard University
"This volume has a rare combination of virtues: accessible for students and required reading for EU scholars."--Gary Marks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"The best textbook on the European Union to date. Period."--George Tsebelis, UCLA
"Simon Hix has produced a book which does many things and does them well. [It] offers both a valuable tool box for the study of the EU and a very up to date and stimulating set of blueprints to help us use them."--Clive H. Church, Political Studies
About the Author
Simon Hix is Reader in European Union Politics and Policy, London School of Economics.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Explaining the EU * Political System * Executive Politics * Legislative Politics * Judicial Politics * Public Opinion * Parties, Elections and Democracy in the EU * Interest Representation * Regulation of the Single Market * Distributive Policies * Economic and Monetary Union * Citizen Freedom and Security Policies * Global Policies * Conclusion: Rethinking the European Union