Foundations of European Politics

Catherine E. De Vries is Professor of Political Science at Bocconi University. She is the author of two books on European politics, including Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration (OUP, 2018) and Political Entrepreneurs (Princeton UP, 2020).Sara B. Hobolt is the Sutherland Chair in European Institutions and professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is the author of four books on European politics, including Europe in Question (Oxford UP, 2009), Blaming Europe? (Oxford UP, 2014) and Political Entrepreneurs (Princeton UP, 2020).Sven-Oliver Proksch is Professor of Political Science and Chair for European and Multilevel Politics at the University of Cologne. His research interests include political representation in Europe, party politics, parliamentary debates, and political text analysis.Jonathan B. Slapin is Professor of Political Science and Chair for Political Institutions and European Politics at the University of Zürich. His current research focuses on European parliamentary and party politics, and his most recent book is Roll Call Rebels (CUP, 2019).

• 1: IntroductionPart I: Theoretical Foundations2: Democratic Politics3: Multilevel Politics in EuropePart II: Citizens and Voters4: Ideology and Issues5: Voting DecisionsPart III: Elections and Parties6: Electoral Systems and Direct Democracy7: Representation8: Political Parties9: Party CompetitionPart IV: Governments and Policy10: Political Systems and Government Formation11: Law-Making in Governments and Parliaments12: Policy Outcomes in EuropePart V: Rule of Law, Democracy and Backsliding13: Rule of Law and Judicial Politics14: European Politics into the Future

Extremely informative and very well structured book stemming from the idea that politics in the EU countries cannot be understood without the study of the interaction with EU institutions.