02231nam 2200553 450 991045122630332120200520144314.01-281-35765-097866113576580-7486-3225-5(CKB)1000000000415722(EBL)343582(OCoLC)437209216(SSID)ssj0000150578(PQKBManifestationID)11167297(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150578(PQKBWorkID)10257592(PQKB)11534835(MiAaPQ)EBC343582(PPN)168010070(Au-PeEL)EBL343582(CaPaEBR)ebr10762685(CaONFJC)MIL135765(EXLCZ)99100000000041572220070717h20082008 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrThe European Union /Duncan WattsEdinburgh :Edinburgh University Press,[2008]©20081 online resource (337 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7486-3297-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.section one. History -- section two. Institutions -- section three. Representation -- section four. Policies -- section five. Attitudes.The European Union is one of the world's most complex political systems: this makes it a challenge to study. To the uninitiated its institutions seem remote, its remit unclear, its operations difficult to understand and its outputs sometimes perplexing. It combines some attributes of a state with those of an international organisation, yet it closely resembles neither. Its development is shaped by an increasing number of players, including 25 member governments, multiple common EU institutions, clusters of experts, private interests and citizen groups. All converge to influence what the EUElectronic books.320.44Watts Duncan541844MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451226303321The European Union2008713UNINA