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A Concise Introduction Paperback – 24 June 2008

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This is a clear and concise general introduction to the EU, ideal for the initiated or confused.This is the leading general introduction to the EU, once again fully revised, updated and improved to cover the enlarged EU of 27 states. It is very readable and accessible. It provides a full assessment of the Lisbon treaty, the impact of the Euro and of enlargement, and the changing place of the EU as an international actor. It provides expanded coverage of EU policies and policy process.An immediate best-seller on first publication, "Understanding the European Union" provides a broad-ranging but concise introduction to the EU covering all major aspects of European integration. This revised and updated edition includes fuller coverage of policy and policy making, and of theoretical approaches to the study of the EU.

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'A clear, detailed, user-friendly book.' - European Library Reviews of previous editions: '[A] very useful text...Among hundreds...about the phenomenon of European integration, this book stands out as one that really tackles the complexity of the economic, political and legal systems of the EU succinctly.' - Giedrius Surplys, Journal of European Affairs

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JOHN MCCORMICK is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Indianapolis campus of Indiana University, USA and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Red Globe Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 24 June 2008
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 4th
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0230201024
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0230201026
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 399 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.52 x 22.86 cm
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John McCormick is an Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Indianapolis campus of Indiana University in the United States.

The author of 17 books and multiple book chapters and academic papers, his most recent publications include Understanding the European Union (Bloomsbury, 9th edition, forthcoming late 2025), European Union Politics (Bloomsbury, 4th edition, forthcoming late 2025),Comparative Government and Politics (Bloomsbury, 13th edition, 2025), Introduction to Global Studies (Bloomsbury, 3rd edition, 2025), International Organizations (Bloomsbury, 2024), Contemporary Britain (Bloomsbury, 5th edition, 2023), Cases in Comparative Government and Politics (Red Globe Press, 2020), Environmental Politics and Policy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), and Why Europe Matters for Britain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).

He has twice been a Jean Monnet chair in European Union Politics, and is a past Fulbright-Schuman Chair in transatlantic relations at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.

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