title: Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction (The European Union Series)
author:  John McCormick 
description: <DIV>JOHN MCCORMICK is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the Indianapolis campus of Indiana University, USA and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, UK.</DIV>
zlib_text: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
  
  Series Editors
  
  Michelle Egan
  
  American University, Washington, USA
  
  Neill Nugent
  
  Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
  
  William E. Paterson
  
  Aston University, Birmingham, UK
  
  Following on the sustained success of the acclaimed European Union Series,
  which essentially publishes research-based textbooks, Palgrave Studies in
  European Union Politics publishes cutting edge research-driven monographs. The
  remit of the series is broadly defined, both in terms of subject and academic
  discipline. All topics of significance concerning the nature and operation of
  the European Union potentially fall within the scope of the series. The series
  is multidisciplinary to reflect the growing importance of the EU as a
  political, economic and social phenomenon. To submit a proposal, please
  contact Senior Editor Ambra Finotello ambra.finotello@palgrave.com.
  
  **Editorial Board:**
  
  Laurie Buonanno (SUNY Buffalo State, USA)
  
  Kenneth Dyson (Cardiff Uni