The European Union: How Does It Work? (New European Union Series) - Softcover

Elizabeth Bomberg is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. She has taught EU politics for many years and was awarded the Political Studies Association teaching prize for her innovative teaching. She has held research fellowships at the Centre for Policy Studies, Brussels and
Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

Past works include 'Decision-Making in the European Union' (with John Peterson, 1999) and 'Green Parties and Politics in the European Union' (1998). Alexander Stubb has been a member of the Group of Policy Advisers of the President of the European Commission since the summer of 2001. Previously he
was Counsellor on institutional affairs at the Permanent Representation of Finland in Brussels. He was involved in both the Amsterdam and Nice negotiations. He is also Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges.

He has published widely on the EU including works and journal articles on Intergovernmental Conferences, decision-making in the EU, the theory and practice of European integration and flexibility.

`This is an impressive book. Its strength is to explain "how EU works", especially in terms of ACTORS and POLICY-MAKING. In spite of this specific focus, this implies a comprehensive coverage. It is written in a lucid and concise way, and great for teaching purposes.'
Fredrik Soderbaum, Post-doctoral research fellow, Department of Peace and Development Research, Goteborg University