Policy-making in the European Union

William Wallace, Jean Monnet Professor of Contemporary European Studies and Co-Director Helen Wallace, Helen S. Wallace, Professor of International Relations William Wallace — 2000

The new and expanded edition of Helen Wallace and William Wallace's highly successful textbook on policy-making in the European Union has been fully updated to take into account all of the most important recent developments in EU affairs. Major developments examined include the move to a single European currency, the expansion of common activties in justice and home affairs, recent initiatives to strenghthen common foreign and security policy, negotiations on eastern enlargement,and efforts to reform the common agricultural policy. Even more comprehensive than its predecessor, this new edition includes fifteen detailed case studies of policy-making in different areas, each written by an expert in the field, together with introductory chapters on EU institutions, policyprocess, and theoretical approaches. The book forms the first volume in a major new series of EU politics textbooks under the general editorship of John Peterson and Helen Wallace, entitled The New European Union Series.