Institutions of the European Union by Dermot Hodson (English) Paperback Book

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This book is the key text for anyone wishing to understand the functions, powers, and composition of the EU's institutions. From the Council of Ministers to the European Central Bank, all of the most important organizations are analysed and explained by international experts, providing students with everything they need to know.

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The Institutions of the European Union is the key text for anyone wishing to understand the functions, powers, and composition of the EU's institutions. From the Council of Ministers to the European Central Bank, all of the most important organizations are analysed and explained by international experts. Updates for the fourth edition include discussions of the impact of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and the euro crisis onthe EU's institutions. Authoritative yet accessible, it remains the best guide to how this range of different bodies work together to provide political direction, manage policies, and integrate contrastinginterests within the European Union.

Author Biography

Dermot Hodson is Reader in Political Economy at Birkbeck, University of London John Peterson is Professor of International Politics at the University of Edinburgh

Table of Contents

1: Dermot Hodson and John Peterson: Theorizing EU Institutions: Why They Matter for Politics and International Relations2: Renaud Dehousse and Paul Magnette: The History of EU Institutions: Six Decades of Institutional ChangePART I Providing Direction3: Philippe de Schoutheete: The European Council: A Formidable Locus of Power4: Fiona Hayes-Renshaw: The Council of Ministers: Conflict, Consensus, and Continuity5: John Peterson: The College of Commissioners: Supranational Leadership and Presidential Politics6: Michael Shackleton: The European Parliament: The Power of Democratic Ideas7: Niamh Nic Shuibhne: The Court of Justice: European Integration and Judicial InstitutionsPart II Managing the Union8: Liesbet Hooghe and Christian Rauh: The Commission's Services: A Powerful Permanent Bureaucracy9: Dermot Hodson: The European Central Bank: New Powers and New Institutional Theories10: R. Daniel Kelemen and Giandomenico Majone: European Agencies: Managing Europeanization11: Brigid Laffan: The Court of Auditors and OLAF: The Politics of Financial AccountabilityPart III Integrating Interests12: Andrew Geddes: Police and Judicial Cooperation: Integrating Security Interests13: John Peterson and Niklas Helwig: The Common Foreign and Security Policy: Institutionalizing Europe's Global Role14: Jeffrey Lewis: Coreper: National Interests and the Logic of Appropriateness15: Tapio Raunio: European Parties: A Powerful Caucus in the European Parliament and Beyond16: Charlie Jeffery and Carolyn Rowe: The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions: Integrating Social and Regional Interests17: John Peterson and Dermot Hodson: Conclusion: EU Institutions in Theory and Practice

Review

`Review from previous edition An excellent advanced and detailed study of the EU's institutions.'Prof. David Phinnemore, Queen's University Belfast`This is an excellent text book written by eminent scholars with academic and practical experience.'Prof Christian Kaunert, University of Dundee`Lucid, comprehensive and substantive... combines invaluable description with perceptive and sophisticated analysis.'Prof Alberta Sbragia, University of Pittsburgh`The Institutions of the European Union, now in its updated, fourth edition, provides an excellent critical introduction to the EU's institutions, old and new. Dermot Hodson, John Peterson, and many of the world's leading EU experts lucidly introduce and interrogate the histories of the EU's institutions, their strengths and dysfunctions, and the ways in which they are changing and adapting to the EU's many contemporary crises.'Prof Mark A. Pollack, Temple University

Long Description

The Institutions of the European Union is the key text for anyone wishing to understand the functions, powers, and composition of the EU's institutions. From the Council of Ministers to the European Central Bank, all of the most important organizations are analysed and explained by international experts. Updates for the fourth edition include discussions of the impact of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and the euro crisis onthe EU's institutions. Authoritative yet accessible, it remains the best guide to how this range of different bodies work together to provide political direction, manage policies, and integrate contrastinginterests within the European Union.

Review Text

`Review from previous edition An excellent advanced and detailed study of the EU's institutions.'Prof. David Phinnemore, Queen's University Belfast`This is an excellent text book written by eminent scholars with academic and practical experience.'Prof Christian Kaunert, University of Dundee

Review Quote

Review from previous edition An excellent advanced and detailed study of the EU's institutions.

Feature

The only up-to-date textbook entirely dedicated to the institutions of the EU, offering students a definitive guide to their functions, powers, and composition.A team of leading experts, including both academics and practitioners, provide authoritative coverage of all of the key institutions.Each chapter includes helpful features such as boxes, useful websites, and suggested further reading to aid student learning.Takes account of the dramatic institutional changes in the EU that have occurred after the euro crisis, the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, and the rise of Euroscepticism.

New Feature

1. Theorizing EU Institutions: Why They Matter for Politics and International Relations, Dermot Hodson and John Peterson 2. The History of EU Institutions: Six Decades of Institutional Change, Renaud Dehousse and Paul Magnette PART I Providing Direction 3. The European Council: A Formidable Locus of Power, Philippe de Schoutheete 4. The Council of Ministers: Conflict, Consensus, and Continuity, Fiona Hayes-Renshaw 5. The College of Commissioners: Supranational Leadership and Presidential Politics, John Peterson 6. The European Parliament: The Power of Democratic Ideas, Michael Shackleton 7. The Court of Justice: European Integration and Judicial Institutions, Niamh Nic Shuibhne Part II Managing the Union 8. The Commission's Services: A Powerful Permanent Bureaucracy, Liesbet Hooghe and Christian Rauh 9. The European Central Bank: New Powers and New Institutional Theories, Dermot Hodson 10. European Agencies: Managing Europeanization, European Agencies: Managing Europeanization 11. The Court of Auditors and OLAF: The Politics of Financial Accountability, Brigid Laffan Part III Integrating Interests 12. Police and Judicial Cooperation: Integrating Security Interests, Andrew Geddes 13. The Common Foreign and Security Policy: Institutionalizing Europe's Global Role, John Peterson and Niklas Helwig 14. Coreper: National Interests and the Logic of Appropriateness, Jeffrey Lewis 15. European Parties: A Powerful Caucus in the European Parliament and Beyond, Tapio Raunio 16. The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions: Integrating Social and Regional Interests, Charlie Jeffery and Carolyn Rowe 17. Conclusion: EU Institutions in Theory and Practice, John Peterson and Dermot Hodson

Details ISBN0198737416 Publisher Oxford University Press Series New European Union Series Year 2017 ISBN-10 0198737416 ISBN-13 9780198737414 Format Paperback Author Dermot Hodson Media Book Edition 4th Imprint Oxford University Press UK Audience College/Higher Education Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by John Peterson DEWEY 341.2422 Pages 496 Language English Publication Date 2017-01-19 UK Release Date 2017-01-19 AU Release Date 2017-01-19 NZ Release Date 2017-01-19 We've got this

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