Analyzing the European Union Policy Process

ESTHER VERSLUIS is Assistant Professor in European Studies at the Department of Political Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.MENDELTJE VAN KEULEN is a Parliamentary EU Advisor at the Netherlands House of Representatives, The Netherlands.PAUL STEPHENSON is Assistant Professor in European Studies at the Department of Political Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

• IntroductionPART I: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGY IN EU POLICY ANALYSISDoing EU Policy AnalysisWho do we Analyze?What do we Analyze?How do we Analyze?PART II: EU POLICY ANALYSIS IN PRACTICEAgenda-Setting; S.PrincenPolicy-shapingDecision-makingImplementationEvaluationConclusions.