Policy-Making in the European Union

The ninth edition of Policy-Making in the European Union offers students and scholars a comprehensive understanding of the processes and institutions involved in EU policy-making. It particularly examines these processes in a more politicized context.

Professor Dame Helen Wallace is an expert on the politics of European integration. She has worked at the University of Sussex, the European University Institute, and the London School; of Economics and Political Science. She holds lifetime achievement awards from the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UK) and the European Union Studies Association (US).
Mark A. Pollack is Thomas J. Freaney Professor of Political Science and Law, Chair of the Political Science Department, and Jean Monnet Chair at Temple University, where he conducts research on international law, international organizations, and the politics of the European Union. He has previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the European University Institute.
Alasdair R. Young is Professor and Neal Family Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a co-editor of JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies (2017-2022) and chair of the European Union Studies Association (USA) (2015-2017). He previously worked at the University of Glasgow, European University Institute, and University of Sussex.

- Part I: Institutions, Process, and Analytical Approaches
- 1: Mark A. Pollack and Alasdair R. Young: An Overview
- 2: Mark A. Pollack: Theorizing EU Policy-Making
- 3: Alasdair R. Young: The EU Policy Process in Comparative Perspective
- 4: Helen Wallace, Christine Reh, and Francesca Minetto: An Institutional Anatomy and Five Policy Modes
- Part II: Policies
- 5: Alasdair R. Young: The Single Market: Equipped for a more hostile world?
- 6: Mark Thatcher: Competition Policy: The changing scope and content of market governance
- 7: Dermot Hodson: Economic and Monetary Union: Governing the euro area in testing times
- 8: Gerry Alons and Carsten Daugbjerg: The Common Agricultural Policy: Responding to trade conflict and environmental concerns
- 9: Brigid Laffan and Johannes Lindner: The Budget: Who Gets What, When, and How?
- 10: John Bachtler and Carlos Mendez: Cohesion Policy: The Coming Storm
- 11: Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen: Social Policy: Between Legal Integration and Politicization
- 12: Abraham L. Newman: Digital Policy-Making in the European Union: The struggle to build an innovative and safe information society
- 13: Andrea Lenschow: Environmental Policy: Contending Dynamics of Policy Change
- 14: David Buchan: Energy Policy: Crisis-driven change
- 15: Sandra Lavenex: Justice and Home Affairs: Core state powers in tension with liberal values
- 16: Alasdair R. Young: Trade Policy: The rise of geoeconomics
- 17: Ana E. Juncos and Karolina Pomorska: Foreign, Security, and Defence Policy: Towards a stronger global role
- 18: Jan Orbie and Anissa Bougrea: International Development: A Distinct and Challenged Policy Domain
- 19: Antoaneta L. Dimitrova and Ulrich Sedelmeier: Enlargement: New Geopolitical Dynamics and Persistent Constraints
- Part III: Conclusions
- 20: Alasdair R. Young and Mark A. Pollack: Resilient Policy-Making in the Face of Challenges