Policy-Making in the European Union

Professor Dame Helen Wallace is an expert on the politics of European integration. She has worked at the University of Sussex, the European University Institute, and the London School; of Economics and Political Science. She holds lifetime achievement awards from the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UK) and the European Union Studies Association (US).Mark A. Pollack is Thomas J. Freaney Professor of Political Science and Law, Chair of the Political Science Department, and Jean Monnet Chair at Temple University, where he conducts research on international law, international organizations, and the politics of the European Union. He has previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the European University Institute.Alasdair R. Young is Professor and Neal Family Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a co-editor of JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies (2017-2022) and chair of the European Union Studies Association (USA) (2015-2017). He previously worked at the University of Glasgow, European University Institute, and University of Sussex.

• Part I: Institutions, Process, and Analytical Approaches1: Mark A. Pollack and Alasdair R. Young: An Overview2: Mark A. Pollack: Theorizing EU Policy-Making3: Alasdair R. Young: The EU Policy Process in Comparative Perspective4: Helen Wallace, Christine Reh, and Francesca Minetto: An Institutional Anatomy and Five Policy ModesPart II: Policies5: Alasdair R. Young: The Single Market: Equipped for a more hostile world?6: Mark Thatcher: Competition Policy: The changing scope and content of market governance7: Dermot Hodson: Economic and Monetary Union: Governing the euro area in testing times8: Gerry Alons and Carsten Daugbjerg: The Common Agricultural Policy: Responding to trade conflict and environmental concerns9: Brigid Laffan and Johannes Lindner: The Budget: Who Gets What, When, and How?10: John Bachtler and Carlos Mendez: Cohesion Policy: The Coming Storm11: Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen: Social Policy: Between Legal Integration and Politicization12: Abraham L. Newman: Digital Policy-Making in the European Union: The struggle to build an innovative and safe information society13: Andrea Lenschow: Environmental Policy: Contending Dynamics of Policy Change14: David Buchan: Energy Policy: Crisis-driven change15: Sandra Lavenex: Justice and Home Affairs: Core state powers in tension with liberal values16: Alasdair R. Young: Trade Policy: The rise of geoeconomics17: Ana E. Juncos and Karolina Pomorska: Foreign, Security, and Defence Policy: Towards a stronger global role18: Jan Orbie and Anissa Bougrea: International Development: A Distinct and Challenged Policy Domain19: Antoaneta L. Dimitrova and Ulrich Sedelmeier: Enlargement: New Geopolitical Dynamics and Persistent ConstraintsPart III: Conclusions20: Alasdair R. Young and Mark A. Pollack: Resilient Policy-Making in the Face of Challenges

As an EU nerd I have a tendency to get excited whenever I hear that a new edition of Policy-Making in the EU is coming out. And once again my excitement is justified. There is simply no better way to understand EU policy making. The world changes. The EU changes. But the quality of this book just keeps improving.