1. Introduction
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Achim Hurrelmann, and Amy Verdun
Part I: Integration and Governance
2. A Short History of the European Union: From Rome to Lisbon
Constantin Chira-Pascanut
3. The Major Legislative and Executive Bodies of the European Union
Finn Laursen
4. Legal Integration and the Court of Justice of the European Union
Martha O’Brien
5. Policy-Making and Governance in the European Union’s Multilevel System
Ingeborg Tömmel
6. Theories of European Integration and Governance
Amy Verdun
Part II: Policies
7. The Single Market and Economic and Monetary Integration
Paul Schure and Amy Verdun
8. Justice, Freedom, and Security
Oliver Schmidtke
9. Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies
Frédéric Mérand and Antoine Rayroux
10. The Social Dimension of the European Union
Heather MacRae and Donna E. Wood
11. Common Agricultural Policy
Crina Viju
12. Environmental and Energy Policy
G. Cornelis van Kooten and Rebecca H. Wortzman
13. Regional Policy
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly
14. European External Trade Policy
Valerie J. D’Erman
15. Enlargement
Charles C. Pentland
16. European Neighbourhood Policy
Gabriela Chira and Assem Dandashly
Part III: Challenges
17. Democracy in the European Union
Achim Hurrelmann
18. Geopolitics of the European Union
Joan DeBardeleben
19. Conclusion
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Achim Hurrelmann, and Amy Verdun
Glossary
Appendix: Research Resources
Index