The European Union affects the lives of Europeans in many and
varied ways, yet, in spite of its reach, it often appears a
constrained political system - struggling for internal consensus,
reliant on the agreement of national governments, and hampered by
the scepticism of electorates. These issues have become even more
acute in the wake of the global economic and eurozone crises. This
new text provides a concise and up-to-date introduction to the
nature of the European Union, giving an account of its evolution
and structure that makes sense of its current challenges. The text
analyses the EU's institutional structure and decision-making
procedures, and highlights the manifold conflicts as well as the
sophisticated mechanisms for consensus-building among the core
institutions. It explains the ways in which the EU differs from
other forms of political order, and how this leads to political
processes that are characterized by cooperation and conflict. In
providing this context, the author invites readers to a critical
assessment of the functioning of the European Union, and of the
implications of this for its democratic legitimacy and future
prospects.
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