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The Political System of the European Union

  • Textbook
  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Simon Hix
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  • A completely new type of textbook designed to meet emerging course requirements
    Very clearly and accessibly written by a highly regarded young scholar

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

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction: Explaining the EU Political System

    1. Introduction: Explaining the EU Political System

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 1-17

  3. Government

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Executive Politics

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 21-55

    3. Legislative Politics

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 56-98

    4. Judicial Politics

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 99-129

  4. Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Public Opinion and Political Cleavages

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 133-165

    3. Parties, Elections and EU Democracy

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 166-187

    4. Interest Representation

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 188-208

  5. Policy-Making

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
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    2. Regulation of the Single Market

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 211-240

    3. Redistributive Policies

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 241-277

    4. Economic and Monetary Union

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 278-306

    5. Citizen Freedom and Security Policies

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 307-330

    6. Global Policies

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 331-356

    7. Conclusion: Rethinking the European Union

      • Simon Hix
      Pages 357-365

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 366-427
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About this book

A major new textbook on the politics of the European Union, which presents the EU as an emerging 'political system', in which the government, policies and the politics of the system are inextricably linked. The book will make an important contribution to the way the EU is analysed, studied and taught as it provides both comprehensive coverage of all aspects of EU politics and a new way of conceptualising the EU, integrating a much wider range of theoretical and empirical material.

About the author

SIMON HIX is Reader in European Union Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science.

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