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Decision-Making in the European Union

  • Textbook
  • © 1999

Overview

    • A definitive introduction to, and in depth analysis of, decision making in the EU
    • Draws on extensive new research by the authors
    • Written in a clear userfriendly style

Part of the book series: The European Union Series (EUS)

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About this book

Based on exhaustive research, this book explains how the European Union makes decisions in seven major policy sectors. Written in a clear, user-friendly style, it brings the EU alive for a student and non-specialist audience. The book's central themes are that informal norms often matter more than formal rules, agency often matters more than structure, and abrupt change often punctuates deadlock. It offers a theoretically-based introduction to the lively, humorous and fascinating politics of a unique experiment in modern governance.

About the authors

JOHN PETERSON is Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics, University of Glasgow.

ELIZABETH BOMBERG is Lecturer in Politics, University of Edinburgh.

The authors were Visiting Lecturers at the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley, while writing this book.

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