This revised, expanded and updated second edition of John McCormick's Understanding the European Union provides a broad ranging but concise introduction to the

“An informative, well-paced, and clearly articulated narrative of the European Union’s development” (Jennifer Yoder, Colby College). This brief and access

This book presents in a concise and accessible way why the EU institutional system exists in its present form, how the EU fits into the world as a system of gov

The European Union faces a crossroads in the twenty-first century. While there is evidence of declining enthusiasm for European integration, the EU plays an inc