European Union

European Union Politics
$49.95
Despite the price, this textbook will serve as a useful introduction for those taking European Studies in university (or any internatinally-focused political science program for that matter).

The European Union: Politics and Policies
$40.00
A very interesting book which describes the founding and nature of the European Union in detail. Although it makes an attempt at a balanced viewpoint, McCormick is clearly pro-EU, and in favor of a European Constitution, or the full ratification of the Lisbon Treaty at the very least. I recommend it if you want to further your knowledge of the intricacies of the institutions and history of the EU.

Policy-Making in the European Union (The New European Union Series)
$60.00
In recent years the European Union's membership has increased from 15 to 25 countries, it has adopted the Lisbon strategy for achieving greater economic competitiveness, taken steps towards a more purposive common foreign and defence policy, and significantly increased its efforts to deal with challenges to internal security. The new edition of this highly successful textbook brings the reader up-to-date with the range of core policy challenges facing the European Union and the ways in which they are being addressed. It includes a new chapter which lays out the primary questions of the book against the background of new research and a new chapter on employment policy which covers the major developments in this area.

The Political System of the European Union, Second Edition (European Union (Paperback Adult))
$45.00
This would make a great text for an upper division class on the EU or on comparative legislative politics. I am very impressed with its theoretical sophistication with the inclusion of simple spatial models that make its content comparable with a book such as Krehbiel's _Pivotal Politics_.