Handbook of public administration and policy in the European Union / edited by M. Peter van der Hoek.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Public administration and policy in the European Union : an overview / M. Peter van der Hoek -- Ch. 2. Theory discourses and European integration / Dimitris N. Chryssochoou -- Ch. 3. European organizations : from negotiated design to overlapping competencies and quasi-membership / Nick Sitter -- Ch. 4. The nature of the European Union / Joaquin Roy -- Ch. 5. European Council and the Council of the European Union / Mary Troy Johnston -- Ch. 6. The European Commission / Michael W. Bauer -- Ch. 7. The European Parliament / Diego Varela -- Ch. 8. Judicial, controlling, and advisory institutions of the European Union / Dimitrios V. Skiadas -- Ch. 9. European Union : the legal dimension / Jan-Erik Lane

"Handbook of Public Administration and Policy in the European Union focuses on the current state of the EU while also demonstrating how its current structure came into being and how it may change in the near future. Although most existing literature is either policy-oriented or institution-oriented, this volume employs a different, more comprehensive approach. Not only does it analyze selected EU laws and most EU institutions, it is also unique in that it brings together EU public administration, EU institutions, and, most importantly, EU policies into a comprehensive text."--BOOK JACKET.