Policies and Policy Processes of the European Union by Laurie... - 9781352009859

Policies and Policy Processes of the European UnionAuthor(s): Laurie Buonanno, Neill Nugent\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781352009859, 978-1352009859\nSynopsis\nThe dynamic and complex system of European Union policymaking is analysed in this new edition of a much-praised textbook. It offers the most integrated understanding of EU policy available. Major approaches to policymaking including intergovernmentalism, neofunctionalism, supranationalism and critical theory are presented and supplemented with the authors own theoretical model, federal integration, to create a comprehensive evaluation of the EUs interests and actors in key policy domains. The text covers the EUs main policy areas including those on the single market, Economic and Monetary Union, foreign policy, migration and border control, social and regional policies, and the budget locating them in this wider theoretical framework. As t