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Gives students a solid grounding in theories and empirics of EU policy-making
Details the processes and institutions central to EU policy-making
Analyses a wide range of policy areas in greater detail than any competing text, considering substantive material in both a practical and theoretical context
Concludes with a clear assessment of the challenges that have shaped and will continue to shape policy-making, including enlargement, the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, and the impacts of the global financial crisis
New to this Edition:
Detailed assessment of the implications for European policy-making of the global financial crisis, the ensuing Great Recession, and the sovereign debt crises that struck many member states
Evaluation of the differential impact of the Lisbon Treaty across EU policies
Analysis, one decade after the ´big bang´ enlargement in 2004, of how expanded membership has affected policy-making
Coverage of other major developments including the establishment of the European Stability Mechanism, the reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy, new initiatives to promote EU energy security, and relations with Russia and Ukraine.



Constantly evolving, and with far-reaching implications, European Union policy-making is of central importance to the politics of the European Union. From defining the processes, institutions and modes through which policy-making operates, the text moves on to situate individual policies within these modes, detail their content, and analyse how they are implemented, navigating policy in all its complexities.

The first part of the text examines processes, institutions, and the theoretical and analytical underpinnings of policy-making, while the second part considers a wide range of policy areas, from economics to the environment, and security to the single market. Throughout the text, theoretical approaches sit side by side with the reality of key events in the EU, including enlargement, the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, and the financial crisis and resulting euro area crisis, exploring what determines how policies are made and implemented. In the final part, the editors consider trends in EU policy-making and look at the challenges facing the EU.

Exploring the link between the modes and mechanisms of EU policy-making and its implementation at national level, Policy-Making in the Europe Union helps students to engage with the key issues related to policy. Written by experts, for students and scholars alike, this is the most authoritative and in-depth guide to policy in the European Union.



Table of Contents
Institutions, Process and Analytical Approaches
1: An Overview, Helen Wallace, Mark A. Pollack, and Alasdair R. Young
2: Theorizing EU Policy-Making, Mark A. Pollack
3: The European Policy Process in Comparative Perspective, Alasdair R. Young
4: An Institutional Anatomy and Five Policy Modes, Helen Wallace and Christine Reh
Policies
5: The Single Market: From Stagnation to Renewal, Alasdair R. Young
6: Competition Policy: Defending the Economic Constitution, Stephen Wilks
7: Policy-Making under Economic and Monetary Union: Crisis, Change, and Continuity, Dermot Hodson
8: The Common Agricultural Policy: The Fortress Challenged, Christilla Roederer-Rynning
9: The Budget: Who Gets What, When, and How?, Brigid Laffan and Johannes Lindner
10: Cohesion Policy: A New Direction for New Times?, Ian Bache
11: Social Policy: Left to the Judges and the Markets?, Stephan Leibfried
12: Employment Policy: Between Efficacy and Experimentation, Martin Rhodes
13: Environmental Policy: Contending Dynamics of Policy Change, Andrea Lenschow
14: Energy Policy: Sharp Challenges and Rising Ambitions, David Buchan
15: Justice and Home Affairs: Institutional Change and Policy Continuity, Sandra Lavenex
16: Trade Policy: Policy-making after the Treaty of Lisbon, Stephen Woolcock
17: Enlargement: Constituent Policy and Tool for External Governance, Ulrich Sedelmeier
18: Foreign and Security Policy: Civilian Power Europe and American Leadership, Bastian Giegerich
Conclusions
19: Policy-Making in a Time of Crisis: Trends and Challenges, Mark A. Pollack, Helen Wallace, and Alasdair R. Young