COVER -- Copyright -- Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- Maps -- Introduction -- Background information -- Section One: History -- Introduction -- 1. The drive for European unity to 1973 -- 2. From Community to Union, 1973-93 -- 3. Consolidating the European Union, 1993 to the present day -- 4. The movement to integration: a theoretical perspective -- Section Two: Institutions -- Introduction -- 5. Institutions of the European Union -- 6. Policy-making and law-making processes -- 7. Democracy and the European Union -- Section Three: Representation -- Introduction -- 8. Elections to the European Parliament -- 9. Political parties and the European Union -- 10. Pressure groups and the European Union -- Section Four: Policies -- Introduction -- 11. The Union Budget -- 12. First-Pillar policies -- 13. Second- and Third-Pillar policies -- Section Five: Attitudes -- Introduction -- 14. Member states -- 15. Britain and Europe: a case study -- Conclusion: the state of the Union, past and present -- References -- Further reading -- Index.