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Title Questioning EU enlargement : Europe in search of identity / edited by Helene Sjursen
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2006

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge studies on democratising Europe ; 3
Routledge studies on democratizing Europe ; 3.
Contents Introduction : enlargement and the nature of the EU polity / Helene Sjursen -- Justifying the second enlargement : promoting interests, consolidating democracy or returning to the roots? / Susannah Verney -- In spite of the costs? : moral constraints on Spain's enlargement policy / Sonia Piedrafita -- Turkey's EU politics : consolidating democracy through enlargement? / Gamze Avci -- The importance of solidarity : Denmark as a promoter of enlargement / Marianne Riddervold and Helene Sjursen -- More than simply expanding markets : Germany and EU enlargement / Marcin Zaborowski -- The case of Turkey : are some candidates more "European" than others? / Åsa Lundgren -- Protecting the idea of Europe : France and enlargement / Helene Sjursen and Børge Romsloe -- Probably a problem-solving regime, perhaps a rights-based union : European integration in the Czech and Slovak political discourse / Petr Drulák -- Double standards? : minority protection as a condition for membership / Guido Schwellnus -- Conclusion : The European Union between values and rights / Helene Sjursen
Summary This new book takes a unique approach to the study of European enlargement, tackling key questions. What kind of understanding of the EU do the enlargement processes speak to? Do decisions to enlarge mainly suggest that the EU is a free market, focusing on potential economic gains? Do they indicate that there is a sense of common European identity? Or is the focus primarily on securing respect for democratic principles and human rights?Offering up-to-date studies of the EU enlargement processes and country-specific in-depth analyses, Questioning EU Enlargement will be
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject European Union
SUBJECT European Union fast
Subject LAW -- International.
UE/CE Elargissement.
Idée européenne.
UE/CE Intégration.
Identité européenne.
UE/CE Etats membres.
Erweiterung
Avila <2004>
Europäische Union.
Genre/Form Avila (2004)
Kongress.
Form Electronic book
Author Sjursen, Helene.
ISBN 0203965728
9780203965726
Other Titles Questioning European Union enlargement