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'[E]ssential reading for every university undergraduate studying the EU.' - Jane O'Mahony, Journal of Common Market Studies 'This is an original, important and impressive book. It engages in meticulous research and investigation of the political institutions, partisan forces and public policies of the EU.' - Professor Alistair Cole, Times Higher Education Supplement '[T]heoretically and methodologically ambitious...an original, important and impressive book.' - Alistair Cole, Times Higher Education Supplement

SIMON HIX is Professor of European Union Politics and Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Introduction: Explaining the EU Political System PART I: GOVERNMENT Executive Politics Legislative Politics Judicial Politics PART II: POLITICS Public Opinion Democracy, Parties and Elections Interest Representation PART III: POLICY-MAKING Regulation of the Single Market Expenditure Policies Economic and Monetary Union Citizen Freedom and Security Policies Foreign Policies Conclusions: Rethinking the European Union Appendix: Decision-making Procedures of the European Union Bibliography