European Union Politics

Dr Roman Senninger, Aarhus University I cannot think of a better introduction to the main topics in European Union Politics. The book covers all relevant parts of the EU including the history, theory, institutions, and main policies.


Dr Jane O'Mahony, University of Kent The most comprehensive textbook on the EU currently on the market.


Dr zlem Atikcan, University of Warwick This is the best book for teaching the EU, and the students love it too.

Michelle Cini is a Professor of European Politics at the University of Bristol Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan is a Senior Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Bristol

1: Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan: Introduction Part 1: The Historical Context 2: David Phinnemore: The European Union: Establishment and Development 3: Clive Church and David Phinnemore: Carrying the EU Forward: the Era of Lisbon Part 2: Theories and Conceptual Approaches 4: Carsten Stroby Jensen: Neo-functionalism 5: Michelle Cini: Intergovernmentalism 6: Ben Rosamond: Theorizing the European Union after Integration Theory 7: Thomas Christiansen: Governance in the European Union 8: Tanja A. Boerzel and Diana Panke: Europeanization 9: Stijn Smismans: Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union Part 3: Institutions and Actors 10: Morten Egeberg: The European Commission 11: Jeffrey Lewis: The European Council and the Council of the European Union 12: Charlotte Burns: The European Parliament 13: Paul James Cardwell: The Court of Justice of the European Union 14: Rainer Eising and Julia Sollik: Interest Groups and the European Union 15: Simona Guerra and Hans-Joerg Trenz: Citizens and Public Opinion in the European Union Part 4: Policies and Policy-Making 16: Edward Best: Policy-making in the European Union 17: Michael Smith: Trade and Development Policies 18: Ana E. Juncos and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan: Enlargement 19: Ana E. Juncos and Anna Maria Friis: The European Union's Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies 20: Michelle Egan: The Single Market 21: Emek M. Ucarer: The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice 22: Amy Verdun: Economic and Monetary Union 23: Eve Fouilleux and Viviane Gravey: The Common Agricultural Policy 24: Viviane Gravey, Andrew Jordan, and David Benson: Environmental Policy Part 5: Issues and Debates 25: Dermot Hodson and Uwe Puetter: The Euro Crisis and European Integration 26: Andrew Geddes: The European Migration and Refugee Crisis 27: Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan and Michelle Cini: Brexit 28: Eleanor Brooks, Sarah Rozenblum, Scott L. Greer, Anniek de Ruijter: COVID-19 and the European Union 29: Brigid Laffan: The Future of the EU