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European integration. It remains an empirical question which logic might best explain both if and
how recent EU institutional innovations effect domestic and supranational actors. The chapters in
this volume begin to fill this void.
3. Overview of the Book
In the remaining section, we provide an overview of the book. The volume is organized into six
parts. We will briefly elaborate the general focus and specific topics included in each. Part I of
the volume is concerned with broad changes, both theoretical and substantive, in the area of EU
politics and law. Part II provides in-depth analyses of new structures of governance and modes of
decision-making in the EU. Parts III and IV explicitly engage the many processes and recent
developments characterizing the interactions between law, politics and society in the EU. This
includes a section on political rights and civil society, followed by empirical studies concerned
with how EU law in action can constrain, empower and engage the individual. Part V compiles
analyses of the salient policy innovations and expansion since 2000, from monetary to
immigration policy. The final section, Part VI, is a unique contribution to the State of the EU
volume series. These chapters provide both students and senior scholars alike with an invaluable
discussion of cutting edge techniques, methodology and resources for research and teaching in
the area of EU studies.
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