EU Law and Governance

Mark Dawson author Floris de Witte author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th May '22

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

A fresh, accessible and interdisciplinary take on the subject wishing to engage the reader with the wider context of the EU project. Suitable for one-semester and introductory courses in law, political/social science or European studies at both undergraduate and graduate level.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.

'Insightful and incisive, accessible yet profound, this book allows the reader not just to understand what the EU is, but to form an opinion on what it can and should be for. This contextual, critical approach is empowering, and befitting the dynamic project of European integration within which law occupies a privileged, and peculiar, position - as expertly explained by the authors.' Sacha Garben, College of Europe
'This is a rare kind of book that manages, both impeccably and attractively, to introduce the fundamentals of European Union Law and engage in a thoughtful reflection on the justifications and the underlying assumptions of European integration and its law. This book will contribute to a smarter, more critical and reflective knowledge of Europe and its law. A way to look forward with a clear consciousness of the achievements and shortcomings of today's Europe.' Loic Azoulai, Sciences Po, Paris
'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

ISBN: 9781108836173

Dimensions: 250mm x 175mm x 17mm

Weight: 640g

300 pages