The eastern enlargement of the European Union / John O'Brennan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brennan, John, 1969-

Series:

Routledge advances in European politics ; 36.

Routledge advances in European politics ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Membership.

European Union.

European Union--Europe, Central.

European Union--Europe, Eastern.

Eastern Europe.

Central Europe.

Physical Description:

xv, 239 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

In May 2004, eight former Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe acceded to the European Union. The negotiation process took fifteen years and was arguably the most contentious in EU history. This comprehensive volume examines the eastern expansion of the EU through a tripartite structure, developing an empirical, conceptual and institutional analysis to provide a rounded and substantive account of the largest and most challenging enlargement in EU history. Beginning with a foreword written by Pat Cox, who was President of the European Parliament during the final enlargement negotiations of 2002, John O'Brennan's new book explores and analyses: why the EU decided to expand its membership and the factors that drove this process forward; the key roles played by individual EU institutions, such as the Council, Commission and European Parliament, in the enlargement process; the relative importance of geopolitical, economic and normative factors in the EU's enlargement decisions. This important volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of European politics and European Union studies.

Contents:

Introduction

1989 and beyond : the new Europe takes shape

Beyond Copenhagen : the deepening of EU-CEE relations

Closing the deal : Helsinki to Copenhagen

The Council of Ministers and eastern enlargement

The European Commission and eastern enlargement

The European Parliament in the enlargement process

Geopolitical explanations of eastern enlargement

Economic explanations of eastern enlargement

Normative explanations of eastern enlargement

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [220]-234) and index.

ISBN:

0415361265

OCLC:

61513034

Publisher Number:

9780415361262