Policy-Making in the European Union

This book takes a fresh view at attempts to conceptualize the process of European integration. It highlights the often neglected but crucial role of European institutions in understanding major constitutional decisions in the European Union.

Introduction; Chapter 1 1 Integration theory and the study of the European policy process; Chapter 2 2 The development of European Union social policy; Chapter 3 3 The development of European Union information and communication technology policy; Chapter 4 4 Policy types and policy instruments in the European Union policy process; Chapter 5 5 Collective action at the EU level; Chapter 6 6 The institutional dimension of EU policy-making; Conclusion: institutions, purposeful opportunism and the integration process; NOTES; Bibliography; Index;