The Government and Politics of the European Union

by Neill Nugent

Neill Nugent

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, Textbooks, European History, Government

630 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1991

Reviews

[Sol · Rating 2 out of 5]

not me reading the entire book a week before the exam🤡

[Garrett Lewis · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was an incredibly emotional read for me, but not for reasons one might assume. This book is alarmingly poorly written, littered with improper nominalization, spelling mistakes, and just down right boring prose. I wasn’t moved to tears by the beauty in which the policies and processes of the EU were illuminated in this book, but rather, I was moved to tears by the questions this book made me ask myself. Am I really a European Studies scholar? Is this the type of scholarship I am expected to produce? Do I actually give a shit about any of this? The EU, as this work takes pains to clarify, is a remarkably complex system, and within this complexity there is excitement and beauty waiting to be discovered and presented to a world of junior scholars looking to expand their knowledge about the EU. Unfortunately, this was not the tactic employed by this author. So, as I’ve now descended the mountain that was wading through this swampy thicket of so-called scholarship, I am left with more questions about myself than answers about the government and politics of the European Union.

[Benjamin Heirbaut · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't doubt that the book as a whole is a landmark work in the field of European Studies. In my personal reading experience, however, there were some parts that simply interested me only very little. Also, it being a handbook, it made for some dull reading at times. Still, overall I found it an interesting read.

[Chris Chronaios · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit outdated considering how fast the EU develops and changes, however it is very analytical when it comes to the bodies and politics that govern the EU. Perhaps too analytical and gets a bit difficult at times.

[Coolguy]

Miserable and increasingly too outdated to be useful

[Ann Saks · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the love to Mr Nugent and to the courses of Maastricht University for making me do this.

[Pieterjan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hét referentieboek als het gaat om de EU

[Vel · Rating 4 out of 5]

7th ed

[Laura May · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very informative and detailed.