The institutions of the European Union
By: edited by John Peterson and Michael Shackleton
Contributors: Peterson, John, 1958-; Shackleton, Michael, 1949-
Edition: 2nd ed
Series: The new European Union series
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: European Union; European Union countries -- Politics and government
Description: "This new edition of The Institutions of the European Union will be the key text for any reader wishing to understand the functions, powers and compositions of EU institutions. The book has been fully updated and includes a new chapter on institutional and constitutional reform"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-372) and index
Table of contents: title: The EU's institutions : an overview / John Peterson and Michael Shackleton; title: Institutional change in the EU / Renaud Dehousse and Paul Magnette; title: The European Council / Philippe de Schoutheete; title: The Council of Ministers / Fiona Hayes-Renshaw; title: The college of Commissioners / John Peterson; title: The European Parliament / Michael Shackleton; title: The European Court of Justice / Tom Kennedy; title: The Commission's services / Liesbet Hooghe and Neill Nugent; title: Managing the euro : the European Central Bank / Kathleen R. McNamara; title: Managing Europeanization : the European agencies / Giandomenico Majone; title: Financial control : the Court of Auditors and OLAF / Brigid Laffan; title: Security interests : police and judicial cooperation / Theodora Kostakopoulou; title: International interests : the Common Foreign and Security Policy / Michael E. Smith, Brian Crowe, and John Peterson; title: National interests : Coreper / Jeff Lewis; title: Political interests : the European Parliament's party groups / Tapio Raunio; title: Social and regional interests : the Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions / Charlie Jeffery; title: Conclusion / John Peterson and Michael Shackleton