1. Introduction: The Political System of the EU -- 2. Theorizing European Integration and the Union as a Political System -- 3. Building the European Union: Supranational Dynamics and Intergovernmental Configurations -- 4. Consolidating the European Union: Enlargement, Deepening Integration and Crisis Management -- 5. The Core Institutional Structure -- 6. Decision-Making: Cooperation and Conflict among the Core Institutions -- 7. Decision-Making and Consensus-Building within the Core Institutions -- 8. Expanding and Diversifying the Core Institutional Structure -- 9. Promoting Integration: Policy-making and Governance -- 10. Building a Multi-Level System -- 11. Building a Multi-Actor System -- 12. Assessing the European Union: Efficiency and Effectiveness -- 13. The Democratic Legitimacy of the EU -- 14. Conclusions: The Nature of the European Union.
Summary:
"This new introduction to the European Union is distinguished by its focus on the evolution and functioning of the political system of the EU and how best to understand and theorise its often contradictory and multifaceted nature and the dynamics of European integration. Providing a sophisticated analysis of the distinctive institutions and the processes of multi-level governance inherent in the EU, this text assesses the challenges of this complex political actor both past and present."-- Provided by publisher.
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