{"product_id":"the-routledge-guide-to-the-european-union-paperback","title":"The Routledge Guide to the European Union - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Bond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDick Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by experts, this long-established and definitive guide to the workings of the European Union provides comprehensive, straightforward and readable coverage of this sometimes misunderstood and complex institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fully revised second edition explains not only what happens but why, analysing the EU's strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for it to be more effective. With the EU's very existence under pressure due to Euroscepticism, continued crises with migration and borders, the re-emergence of the far right, and renewed great power competition in Europe and the world, it specifically outlines: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the EU has evolved over the last 70 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow it works: the institutions, the mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvery area of EU competence from agriculture to defence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe effects of the single market, a single currency and the successes and stresses of the eurozone\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe impact of the enlargement of the EU, prospects for further enlargement and closer political integration\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReforming the EU's decision-making and defending the rule of law\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe EU's place in an ever more disorderly world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuide to the European Union \u003c\/i\u003eis well-established as the clearest and most comprehensive guide to how the EU operates. This new edition brings you up to date at a crucial stage in its history, at a time when it has never been under greater internal and external threat, but conversely is perhaps more important than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Bond\u003c\/b\u003e is the Deputy Director of the Centre for European Reform (CER) and was previously a member of the British diplomatic service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDick Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e was a journalist, author and former Labour MP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e was a journalist and foreign correspondent, covering the European Union for more than 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53849916801331,"sku":"9781138542488","price":96.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/5_oxdHRSxP9781138542488.webp?v=1786587524","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-routledge-guide-to-the-european-union-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}