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1 online resource (275 pages) |
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Routledge Advances in European Politics |
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Routledge advances in European politics.
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| Contents |
Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction Towards a new understanding of enlargement; Structure; Part I Longue durée; Part II Beyond the road to membership; Part III Entangled exchanges; Notes; Part I: Longue durée; 1 Enlargement disenchanted? Two transitions to democracy and where we are with today's crisis; Introduction; The enlargement to Southern Europe: the quest for democracy and an affluent society; The enlargement to the East: a successful repetition of the Southern enlargement?28; Conclusions; Notes |
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2 Enlargement as foreign policy A research agendaIntroduction; The first evolution: enlargement transforming EU foreign policy; Expanding the global dimension of foreign policy; Creating a regional dynamic; Capacity, mission and changing geopolitics; The second evolution: the integration trajectory of EU foreign policy; The third evolution: enlargement as foreign policy; Conclusions; Notes; 3 Enlargement and identity Studying reasons; Introduction; A discourse theoretical approach to studying enlargement; Three conceptions of the EU; The predominance of pragmatic concerns? |
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A European self- understanding?An emphasis on rights; Constitutional patriotism?; A common European heritage?; Value- based arguments?; Dilemmas of enlargement; Epilogue; Notes; Part II: Beyond the road to membership; 4 The inward- looking outsider? The British popular press and European integration, 1961-1992; Escape into Europe? Britain's first application for EC membership, 1961-19639; From Euro- enthusiasm to resigned acceptance: the 1975 referendum; The Eurosceptic turn in the 1980s and 1990s; Conclusions; Notes |
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5 Irish foreign policy and European political cooperation from membership to Maastricht Navigating neutralityIntroduction; Understanding Irish neutrality; The evolution of the EPC; 'Where there is discord'; Neutrality and outer space; The SEA and Irish identity; Conclusions; Notes; 6 Enlargement policy towards Central and Eastern Europe What EU policy- makers learned1; Introduction; Lessons learned about enlargement policy since 2004; EU influence dwindles on politically hot topics once the accession date is guaranteed -- but compliance on laws and policies is surprisingly long lasting |
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Democratic transition is not a one- way street and it does not guarantee good governanceTransformation of the economy and the state depends on a self- sustaining dynamic between domestic reforms, the accession process, and economic prospects; Transformative power depends on consistency and credibility; Resolve status questions and bilateral disputes before accession; Enlargement cannot be treated as an elite- led foreign policy; Conclusion: the end of transformative power?; Notes; Part III: Entangled exchanges; 7 Enlargement and the EC's evolving democratic identity 1962-1978; Introduction |
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The EP introduces the idea: the Birkelbach Report |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Andry, Aurélie
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Byberg, Rebekka
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| ISBN |
9781315460000 |
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1315460009 |
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