Covering cutting-edge trending policies and institutional reformation in the European Union, this innovative text examines how and why issues have emerged on the EU's agenda, and how the EU's handling of these challenges is shaping the future trajectory of Europe. Each chapter, written by an eminent expert in the policy area, provides a rich and informative background for readers, alongside case studies and discussion of the wider institutional and policy trends and critical thinking questions.

From the traditional institutional dynamics of the European Parliament and European Central Bank to new and emerging policy areas, such as anti-discrimination, digital, corruption control, migration, and the environment, this book also examines how the EU's role in cutting-edge policy areas is reshaping global and transatlantic governance.

Laurie A. Buonanno is Director for the Institute for European Union Studies at SUNY and Professor of Public Administration and Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Chair at SUNY Buffalo State, USA where sheteaches courses in European politics and government and European integration. Her publications include Policies and Policy Processes of the European Union, 2nd Edition (2021), the Routledge Handbook of European Policies (2017) and The New and Changing Transatlanticism: Politics and Policy Perspectives (2015).

Carolyn M. Dudek is Professor of Political Science, Director of European Studies, and Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Chair at Hofstra University, USA where she teaches Politics of the European Union and European Politics. Her publications include EU Accession and Spanish Regional Development: Winners and Losers (2005), “The EU's Combating Antisemitism Policy: Agenda-Setting and the Making of a 'European Polity'” (2023), Journal of Common Market Studies, as well as several other book chapters and journal articles, and a forthcoming book on EU combating antisemitism policy.