Fromagriculturetosecurity,thepoliciesoftheEuropeanUnionhavewide-reachingconsequencesfortheEU’smemberstatesandcitizens,andforthewiderworld.Policy-MakingintheEuropeanUnionbeginswithanoverviewofEUpolicy-makingasawhole,definingtheprocessesandinstitutionsinvolved,andintroducingtheanalyticalapproachesthatarenecessaryforunderstandingthem.Awiderangeofpolicyareasarethenexploredindetail,includingthesinglemarket,environmentalpolicy,migration,andforeignpolicy.TheeightheditionrecognisestheexpansionoftheEU’spolicyagenda,exploringhowtheEU’sdigitalpolicyhasevolvedinanincreasinglydigitalsociety.Italsoconsiderstheeffectsofkeyinternationaldevelopments,includingtheimpactofBrexitonEUpolicies,andtheEU’sactionsregardingclimatechange,followingthe2015ParisClimateAccordandtheUnitedStates’subsequentwithdrawal.ExploringthelinkbetweenthemodesandmechanismsofEUpolicy-makinganditsimplementationatnationallevel,Policy-MakingintheEuropeanUnionhelpsstudentstoengagewiththekeyissuesrelatedtopolicy.Writtenbyexperts,forstudentsandscholarsalike,thisisthemostauthoritativeandin-depthguidetopolicy-makingintheEuropeanUnion.
