Routledge Handbook of European Politics

Since the Treaty of the European Union was ratified in 1993, the European Union has become an important factor in an ever-increasing number of regimes of pooled sovereignty. This Handbook seeks to present a valuable guide to this new and unique system in the twenty-first century, allowing readers to obtain a better understanding of the emerging multilevel European governance system that links national polities to Europe and the global community.
Adopting a pan-European approach, this Handbook brings together the work of leading international academics to cover a wide range of topics such as:

-the historical and theoretical background

-the political systems and institutions of both the EU and its individual member nations

-political parties and party systems

-political elites

-civil society and social movements in European politics

-the political economy of Europe

-public administration and policy-making

-external policies of the EU.

This is an invaluable and comprehensive resource for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of the European Union, European Politics and Comparative Politics.