EU Law and Governance

An accessible and interdisciplinary take on EU law and governance, situating EU law in its political, social and cultural context.

Mark Dawson (Author), Floris de Witte (Author)

9781108836173, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 5 May 2022

300 pages
25 x 17.5 x 1.7 cm, 0.64 kg

'This is an EU law textbook with a difference: it is an accessible introductory text aimed at students, but the authors bring their distinctive voices as critical and contextual scholars of EU law and governance to offer a keenly argued monograph, as well as a clear path through key questions of the 'why', not just the 'how', of EU integration. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, Dawson and de Witte enable readers to place the constitutional, institutional and substantive law of the EU into its wider historical, political, social and economic context.' Diamond Ashiagbor, Kent Law School, University of Kent

What is the EU for? In light of the current state of European integration, EU law cannot meaningfully be appreciated without understanding the political, social and cultural context within which it operates. This textbook proposes a fresh, accessible and interdisciplinary take on the subject that is suitable for one-semester and introductory courses wishing to engage the reader with the wider context of the EU project. It situates the institutions, legal order and central policy domains of the EU in their context and offer students the tools to critically analyse and reflect on European integration and its consequences. With pedagogical features such as further reading, class questions and essay/exams questions to support learning, this textbook enables students to form their own informed opinion on whether the EU offers an appropriate answer to the many questions that it is asked.

Preface
Glossary of Abbreviations
Table of Cases
1. Understanding EU Law and Governance
2. The EU as a Bureaucracy
3. The EU as a Political Union
4. The EU as a Regulator
5. The EU as a Legal Order
6. The EU as a Market
7. The EU as a Union of Citizens
8. The EU as a Union of Values
9. The EU as a Unity
10. The Future of EU Law and Governance
Index.

Subject Areas: International institutions [JPSN], Politics & government [JP]