This book examines the changes in governance and policy-making before and after the Lisbon Treaty of the European Union at the level of EU institutions, and the interactions with member states.This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.

1. Introduction: Decision-Making in the European Union before and after the Lisbon Treaty 2. Decision-Making before and after Lisbon: The Impact of Changes in Decision-Making Rules 3. EU Decision-Making on Inter-Institutional Agreements: Defining (Common) Rules of Conduct for European Lobbyists and Public Servants 4. Delegated Powers and Inter-Institutional Relations in the EU after Lisbon: A Normative Assessment 5. Legislative Implications of the Lisbon Treaty: The (Potential) Role of Ideology 6. National Actors in the Post-Lisbon EU: Should We Expect a Change of National Strategies? 7. Double versus Triple Majorities: Will the New Voting Rules in the Council of the European Union Make a Difference? 8. The Elusive Goal of Continuity? Legislative Decision-Making and the Council Presidency before and after Lisbon 9. The Post-Lisbon European Council Presidency: An Interim Assessment 10. Pre- and Post-Lisbon: European Union Voting in the United Nations General Assembly 11. Issue Congruence across Legislative Terms: Examining the Democratic Party Mandate in the European Parliament