Policy-Making in the EU

With unrivalled breadth and depth of coverage, this is the definitive guide to EU policy-making. The ninth edition of Policy-Making in the European Union provides students and scholars with a strong understanding of the processes and institutions involved in EU policy-making. In particular, it assesses policy-making in a more politicized context.
Key Features:
- 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 the politicization of the EU, Brexit, geopolitical shifts, and Covid-19
New to the this edition:
- Detailed assessments of the implications of greater geopolitical contestation, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022
- Evaluation of the implications of the UK's departure for EU policy-making
Coverage of the EU's response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lasting impacts this has on EU policy-making

Part I: Institutions, Process, and Analytical Approaches1. An Overview, Mark A. Pollack and Alasdair R. Young2. Theorizing EU Policy-Making, Mark A. Pollack3. The EU Policy Process in Comparative Perspective, Alasdair R. Young4. An Institutional Anatomy and Five Policy Modes, Helen Wallace, Christine Reh, and Francesca MinettoPart II: Policies5. The Single Market: Equipped for a more hostile world?, Alasdair R. Young6. Competition Policy: The changing scope and content of market governance, Mark Thatcher7. Economic and Monetary Union: Governing the euro area in testing times, Dermot Hodson8. The Common Agricultural Policy: Responding to trade conflict and environmental concerns, Gerry Alons and Carsten Daugbjerg9. The Budget: Who Gets What, When, and How?, Brigid Laffan and Johannes Lindner10. Cohesion Policy: The Coming Storm, John Bachtler and Carlos Mendez11. Social Policy: Between Legal Integration and Politicization, Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen12. Digital Policy-Making in the European Union: The struggle to build an innovative and safe information society, Abraham L. Newman13. Environmental Policy: Contending Dynamics of Policy Change, Andrea Lenschow14. Energy Policy: Crisis-driven change, David Buchan15. Justice and Home Affairs: Core state powers in tension with liberal values, Sandra Lavenex16. Trade Policy: The rise of geoeconomics, Alasdair R. Young17. Foreign, Security, and Defence Policy: Towards a stronger global role, Ana E. Juncos and Karolina Pomorska18. International Development: A Distinct and Challenged Policy Domain, Jan Orbie and Anissa Bougrea19. Enlargement: New Geopolitical Dynamics and Persistent Constraints, Antoaneta L. Dimitrova and Ulrich SedelmeierPart III: Conclusions20. Resilient Policy-Making in the Face of Challenges, Alasdair R. Young and Mark A. Pollack