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SAGE PUBLISHING Governing The European Union 2001 Edition by Bromley
Governing the European Union is a completely new introductory text that is ideal for first-time students of the politics and government of the European Union (EU). Each topic is introduced thematically to provide an invaluable and accessible guide to the main issues and debates in the contemporary study of EU politics and governance. This book will enable students to: distinguish between `government' and `governance' in considering what kind of political system characterizes the EU; trace the evolution of the EU through its political and legal institutions to its contemporary processes and structures; compare and contrast the changing roles of nation states and governance at the EU level; examine major policy areas and evaluate new forms of politics and political culture in Europe; consider the role of the European legal system, the EU budget and questions of democracy, enlargement and foreign and security policy; and apply the main theoretical debates surrounding the evolving form and nature of governance in the EU. Introduction - Simon BromleyGovernance and the European UnionBuilding the European Union - Richard HeffernanThe Nation State in the European Union - Simon BromleyLaw, Order and Administration in the European Union - Daniel WincottThe Re-Forging of European Political Traditions - David Scott BellIntegration and Policy Processes in the European Union - Laura CramDemocracy and Democratization in the European Union - Christopher LordFinance and Budgetary Processes in the European Union - Brigid LaffanThe Enlargement of the European Union - Paul LewisEuropean Foreign and Security Policy - Michael SmithConclusions - Simon BromleyWhat Is the European Union?