Social Science Librarian
Penn State Libraries as EU Depository
The Social Sciences Library, Second Floor Paterno Library, is a depository library for European Union publications and maintains an extensive collection of documents and supporting materials. Materials are collected to serve the research and teaching needs of Penn State faculty, staff, and students, as well as the larger Pennsylvania community.
European Union Basics
- European Union | Principles, countries, historyA basic introduction to the history and work of the European Union.
- EU publicationsA series of publications designed for the public that explains how the EU functions and gives information on major policy areas. Available in print or for free download from the EU Bookstore.
- EU A Guide for Americans [download pdf]"Comprehensive introduction to the European Union and the EU-US relationship, developed especially for Americans."
EU Centers of Excellence in the United States
The European Union Centers of Excellence is a consortium of 8 centers at leading U.S. research universities providing teaching, research, and outreach opportunities surrounding EU policy and US-EU relations.
University of California, Berkeley
Florida International University and the University of Miami [partnership]
Florida International University
University of Miami
University of Illinois, Urbana
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Washington (Seattle)
Washington, DC (American University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, The Johns Hopkins University)
- EU in the WorldIncludes map, Regions and Regional Policies, Delegations, Countries,etc. (European Union External Action)
Scholarly Resources on the EU
Handbooks
- The Oxford Handbook of the European Union
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Annual Reviews
Annual review articles are literature reviews on specific topics. Begin your research with a literature review and follow-up by looking up the citations for each article.
- Public Support for European Integration
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Reviews literature about support for and opposition to integration, from the Annual Review of Political Science 2016. - The Eurozone and Political Economic Institutions
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Literature review of research on the political economy of the Eurozone, from the Annual Review of Political Science, 2016.