An authoritative text that covers both EU theories and EU institutions, European Union Politics, Third Edition, provides students with a solid introduction to the field. FEATURES * Presents carefully edited contributions from experts, providing students with comprehensive and stimulating content * Assumes no background knowledge, making it accessible to students new to the subject * Provides excellent learning features, including reader's guides, boxes of further information, key points, figures, questions, further reading, websites, and glossary NEW TO THIS EDITION * Additional editor Dr. Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan * Two new chapters: Policy-Making in the European Union (Chapter 13) and Environmental Policy (Chapter 14) * Coverage of differentiated European integration now incorporated within the new policy-making chapter * The Lisbon Treaty incorporated within the text * Updated Companion Website (www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199548637/) with resources for students--including interactive maps of Europe; interactive timeline of key events in the history of the EU; multiple choice questions; biographies of important figures in EU history; exam study guide; flashcard glossary; and links to OUP journal articles--and instructors (PowerPoint lecture slides; essay, seminar, and quiz questions; and boxes and figures from the textbook)