The European Union : A Citizen's Guide - Chris Bickerton

The European Union

A Citizen's Guide

By: Chris Bickerton

Paperback | 12 May 2016 | Edition Number 1

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''An indispensable book for these times'' - Big Issue

''A lucid, helpful guide to the EU''s structures and operating methods'' - Financial Times

For most of us today, ''Europe'' refers to the European Union. At the centre of a seemingly never-ending crisis, the EU remains a black box, closed to public understanding. Is Europe ruled by Germany or by European bureaucrats? Does a single European economy exist after all these years of economic integration? And should the EU have been awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2012? Critics tell us the EU undermines democracy. Are they right?

In this provocative volume, political scientist Chris Bickerton provides an answer to all these key questions and more at a time when understanding what the EU is and what it does is more important than ever before.

Industry Reviews
The European Union: A Citizen's Guide by Chris Bickerton is a good place to find out how Europe works: the European council, the council of Europe and the Byzantine committee structure that operates in virtual secrecy... My advice is this. Use Bickerton... to learn how the EU works... And then, whatever Cameron says, you can make up your own mind about the future -- Roland White * Sunday Times *
An unlikely bestseller * Daily Telegraph *
A lucid, helpful guide to the EU's structures and operating methods -- Tony Barber * Financial Times *
An indispensable book for these times * Big Issue *
Provocative * Economist *
A timely account of the EU's byzantine bureaucratic procedures and political rules * The Times Literary Supplement *

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