The European Union: how does it work?

Introduction / Elizabeth Bomberg, Richard Corbett, and John Peterson

How did we get here? / Desmond Dinan

The EU's institutions / Richard Corbett, John Peterson and Elizabeth Bomberg

Member states / Brigid Laffen and Alexander Stubb

Key policies / Alberta Sbragia and Francesco Stolfi

How policies are made / Rory Watson and Richard Corbett

Democracy in the European Union / Richard Corbett

EU expansion and wider Europe / Graham Avery

The EU as a security actor / John Peterson and Sandra Lavenex

The EU as a global actor / John Peterson

Conclusion / John Peterson, Richard Corbett, and Elizabeth Bomberg.