The SAGE Handbook of European Union Politics

Knud Erik Jørgensen, Mark Pollack, Ben Rosamond, Knud Erik Jørgensen, Mark Pollack, Ben Rosamond

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2007
• ISBN:
  9781446206492
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

?This volume is one to which anyone trying to make sense of the EU of the early 21st century will return again and again. A terrific line-up that combines diverse talents from North America and Europe. Few books of this kind could live up to the billing ?definitive benchmark?, but this one certainly does? - John Peterson, University of Edinburgh

?A most useful book that can be highly recommended. A strong analytical framework coupled with unparalleled coverage of the major issues of the political science research of the EU makes this volume a formidable tool for teaching and a significant input to new scholarly research. It is both relatively sophisticated and very accessible to graduate students and advanced researchers. The clear writing style and the richness of information presented will certainly make this book interesting for non-academic readers? - Igor Vidacak, Institute for International Relations, Zagreb - Journal of Common Market Studies

?An admirably comprehensive source book for those interested in how the tools of political science inspire EU area studies. The editors enlist leading researchers to synthesize the state of the art in their field of expertise. The Handbook of European Union Politics will be an indispensable intellectual resource for researchers, teachers, and graduate students of the European Union? - Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

?Presents an excellent overview of political science research on the EU. It finds the right balance between establishing the state of the art and pointing the reader to theoretical diversity. Highly recommended for advanced students and scholars looking for quick and solid orientation in a fragmented field - and for new ideas for research? - Frank Schimmelfennig, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

?This is a milestone in the study of EU politics. The authors include the most knowledgeable practitioners in the field, and collectively they provide a comprehensive and highly competent overview of the state of theory and research on EU institutions, politics and policies? - Fritz Scharpf, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Germany

The European Union (EU) poses quite profound questions for scholars and students of the social and political sciences. This benchmark handbook is designed to:

- provide an authoritative state-of-the art guide to the scope of the field suitable for both established scholars and students of the EU

- reflect and contribute to the debates about the nature of the field of EU studies and EU politics in particular

- explore in detail the development of the many approaches to the study of EU politics.

Divided into four sections, the Handbook focuses on theorizing European integration; the EU as polity; politics and policy making in the EU; and the EU and the international system.

Its appeal will reside not only in its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the field, but also in the quality of its contributors, and the diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches included. The resulting volume is a ?must have? for all scholars and advanced students of the EU and European integration.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Contributors
• Introduction
• Part I: Process: Theorizing European Integration
• Chapter 1 - The Political Sciences of European Integration: Disciplinary History and EU Studies
• Chapter 2 - Rational Choice and EU Politics
• Chapter 3 - Constructivism and EU Politics
• Chapter 4 - Another Europe is Possible: Critical Perspectives on European Union Politics
• Chapter 5 - Disciplinary Perspectives on EU Politics: History, Law, Economics and Sociology
• Part II: The European Union as Polity
• Chapter 6 - The European Union as a Polity (I)
• Chapter 7 - The European Union as a Polity (II)
• Chapter 8 - Legislative Politics
• Chapter 9 - Executive Politics
• Chapter 10 - Judicial Politics
• Chapter 11 - Organized Interests in the European Union
• Chapter 12 - Political Parties in the European Union
• Chapter 13 - Public Opinion, Socialization and Political Communication
• Chapter 14 - Constitutional Politics
• Chapter 15 - Bringing Federalism Back In
• Chapter 16 - Normative Political Theory and the European Union
• Part III: Politics and Policy-Making in the European Union
• Chapter 17 - Overview: The European Union, Politics and Policy-Making
• Chapter 18 - Fiscal and Monetary Policy: Coordination and Integration in Macro-Economic Policy
• Chapter 19 - The Politics of Regulation and the Internal Market
• Chapter 20 - The Politics of Redistripution
• Chapter 21 - Environmental Policy in the European Union: Bridging Policy. Politics and Polity Dimensions
• Chapter 22 - Gender and European Union Politics
• Chapter 23 - The Politics of European Union Domestic Order
• Chapter 24 - New Modes of Governance in the European Union: A Critical Survey and Analysis
• Chapter 25 - Europeanization: The Domestic Impact of European Union Politics
• Part IV: The European Union and the International System
• Chapter 26 - Overview: The European Union and the World
• Chapter 27 - The European Union and International Political Economy: Trade, Aid and Monetary Policy
• Chapter 28 - European Foreign Policy
• Chapter 29 - 'The European and the Universal Process'? European Union Studies, New Regionalism and Global Governance
• Subject Index
• Author Index