European Union Enlargement: A Comparative History

European Union Enlargement: A Comparative History
ISBN-10
1134323859
ISBN-13
9781134323852
Series
European Union Enlargement
Category
Political Science
Pages
294
Language
English
Published
2004-08-02
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Wolfram Kaiser, Jürgen Elvert

Description

European Union Enlargement provides a comparative analysis of the post-war European policies of those states that joined the European Union between 1973 and 1995. The volume draws upon new empirical research in order to investigate the policies that these 'newcomer' states have had towards Europe since 1945, with an emphasis on their experience of membership and its possible Europeanising effect. A final comparative chapter draws the national European policies of the 'newcomers' together and outlines what they have brought to the EU. The book also tests integration theories against the available evidence, demonstrating their limited explanatory value and the economic, political and cultural specificity of different national paths towards EU integration.

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