Description: Provides a comprehensive examination of some of the major questions in the study of European Union politics, regional integration and multilevel governance.
Brief description: Jae-Jae Spoon is Associate Professor Political Science and Director of the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the co-editor of the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Her research has been published by the University of Michigan Press, the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, the European Journal of Political Research, European Union Politics and Party Politics.
Review Quotes: This volume, dedicated to a leading European studies scholar, seeks to understand the European Union not as an international organization but as a federal system comparable to that of Germany, Canada or the US. It is packed with fresh insights into vital issues of the day, including Europe's response to the rise of China, the embattled Euro, the challenges to common citizenship, and the machinations of European politicians and bureaucrats. Underneath it all remain the power and interests of Europe's nation-states.--Andrew Moravcsik, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University