The Strategic Implications Of European Union Enlargement

Author : Esther Brimmer
Publisher : Center for Transatlantic Relations Sais
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015063098712

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The Strategic Implications of European Union Enlargement by Esther Brimmer Pdf

Enlargement will change the nature of the European Union, but how will it affect international affairs? The EU and its member states command significant economic resources and have launched a Common Foreign and Security Policy. Yet the demands of taking on ten new countries, concluding a constitutional treaty to accommodate decisionmaking, and dissipating acrimony after the war in Iraq, all complicate efforts to develop and enhance the EU's international presence. This book considers the impact of enlargement with respect to the EU's perception of its international role in specific geographical regions. The contributors discuss a range of global issues, including the environment, food policies, development, terrorism, and the use of force. Contributors include Stefan Fröhlich (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg), Hanna Ojanen and Kristi Raik (Finnish Institute of International Affairs), Ulrike Guerot (German Marshall Fund Berlin Office), Stanislaw Tekieli (Center for Eastern Studies, Warsaw), Michael Leigh (European Commission Directorate General for External Affairs), Henri Barkey (Lehigh University), Anne-Marie LeGloannec (Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Foundation Nationale des Sciences Politiques), Stanislav Tkachenko (St. Petersburg University), Nicolae Idu (European Institute of Romania), Ulrich Weisser, Esther Brimmer, Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, and David Michel, (Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins -SAIS), Daniel Gros (CEPS), Angel Ubide (Tudor Investments), Patrick Cronin (CSIS), and Antonio Missoroli (EU Institute for Security Studies).

Author : Warwick Armstrong,James Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134301317

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Geopolitics of European Union Enlargement by Warwick Armstrong,James Anderson Pdf

Under the impact of accelerated globalization, transnational integration and international security concerns, the geopolitics of Europe's borders and border regions has become an area of critical interest. The progressive enlargement of the EU has positioned its borders at the heart of recent discussions on the changing nature of the EU, the meaning of 'Europe' and what constitutional shape a more politically unified Europe might take. With enlargement, the EU must elaborate strategies to contend with a fiercely competitive world - and to build fortress-like defences against perceived tensions arising from greater cultural mixing and threats such as terrorism. The authors build up an integral picture of the EU's internal and external borders and borderlands to reveal the processes of re-bordering and social change currently taking place in Europe. They explore issues such as security, immigration, economic development and changing social and political attitudes, as well as the EU's relations with the Islamic world and other world powers. The book embraces an array of disciplinary, ideological and theoretical perspectives, offering detailed case studies of different border regions and the concerns of the local inhabitants, while engaging in broader discussions of developments across Europe, state policies and the EU's relations with neighbouring states. Geopolitics of European Union Enlargement will be of key interest to students and researchers in the fields of European politics, geography, international studies, sociology and anthropology.

Author : Carlo Altomonte,Mario Nava
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781845426675

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Economics and Policies of an Enlarged Europe by Carlo Altomonte,Mario Nava Pdf

Increasingly, policies and laws commonly agreed within the EU shape the political and economic scenarios of nation states in Europe. However, the same European context is radically changing, essentially due to three major recent developments: the adoption of the Euro, EU enlargement to the east and the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy of structural reforms for growth and competitiveness. The book presents a thorough economic analysis of these three events and of their implications for both existing and potential EU policies and objectives. Carlo Altomonte and Mario Nava have written a very rigorous text in an accessible and jargon-free style, ensuring easy acquisition of invaluable insights into the European economic set-up and the possible evolution of EU policies, including an update on the reform of the Growth and Stability Pact and of the 2007 13 Financial Perspectives. The accessibility of economic concepts combined with the methodological rigour of this up-to-date text will be of great interest to both policy makers and students.

Author : Jurgen Elvert,Wolfram Kaiser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134323852

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European Union Enlargement by Jurgen Elvert,Wolfram Kaiser Pdf

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.

Author : Allan F. Tatham
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789041124630

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Enlargement of the European Union by Allan F. Tatham Pdf

The development of EU enlargement has raised many thorny issues unanticipated by the framers of the EC Treaty. A significant upshot of these issues is that the concept of European identity - defined in terms of such factors as culture, history and economics - has supplanted the long-dominant theme of 'widening and deepening, ' particularly since the Union's expansion has become primarily eastward. The major contribution of this important book lies in its analysis of the conceptualization and perception of enlargement from various points of view, focusing on the concerns of stakeholders and the 'identity' conflicts and uncertainties incurred by enlargement initiatives. In the course of its presentation, it details the actual pre-accession Europeanization process and its complex history. Among the key elements discussed are the following: the conflict between 'widening' and 'deepening' and the effect on EU institutional reform; institutional requirements on candidate countries; pre-accession criteria and negotiations; administrative capacity, judicial capacity, and legal approximation in accession states; capacity of the EU to absorb new Member States; and EC law as part of European identity. Also covered are specific historical details of particular pre-accession negotiations (e.g., Greece, Spain, Portugal, Malta, and Cyprus), the still inconclusive negotiations with Turkey and the Western Balkan states, and political factors involved in the non-accession of Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. Assembling powerful evidence and applying incisive analysis, the author's conclusion shows that, absent further (and major) EU institutional reform, it will be difficult for an enlarging Union to continue to 'deliver the goods.' A watershed in the continuing great debate on the fulfilment of the EC Treaty's determination to foster and promote 'an ever closer union of the peoples of Europe, ' this book will prove invaluable to anybody interested in the European integration project, particularly lawyers, academics, officials and policymakers in the EU Member States.

Author : Constantine A. Stephanou
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1781959080

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Adjusting to EU Enlargement by Constantine A. Stephanou Pdf

Before the latest EU enlargement substantial changes in the integration process were predicted as a result of the accession of 10 new member states, with some forecasting cataclysmic consequences. This book, the first ex post assessment of EU enlargement, provides evidence to the contrary, while also providing examples in which the new members have been able to influence the EU policy output with their liberal attitudes on economic and social policy.

Author : Cristina Chiva,David Phinnemore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317978763

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The European Union's 2007 Enlargement by Cristina Chiva,David Phinnemore Pdf

This book fills a significant gap in recent literature on European Union politics by examining the EU’s ‘other’ eastern enlargement, completed in 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria and Romania. It focuses on both the process and the effects of the 2007 enlargement within the wider context of the post-communist countries’ accession to the EU, and, more broadly, within the context of the history of EU enlargement. The book brings together in-depth analyses of a wide range of issues, both from a comparative perspective and through single case studies. Individual contributions shed new light onto EU enlargement through a theoretical re-evaluation of the ‘strategic action’ paradigm, as well as through historical analyses of the 2007 enlargement and of its implications for future EU enlargements. Further insight into the process of EU enlargement is gained through systematic exploration of the impact of accession on policy-making and institutional structures in Bulgaria and Romania. Altogether, the contributions exemplify the multi-faceted nature of EU enlargement and accession, as well as the extent to which the process of acceding to the EU is not completed with membership, either for the EU or for the candidate countries. This book was published as a special issue of Perspectives on European Politics and Society.

Author : Wim van Meurs
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783663111832

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Prospects and Risks Beyond EU Enlargement by Wim van Meurs Pdf

With the European Union ́s upcoming eastern enlargement, Europe is confronted with the necessity of creating security and stability beyond the EU borders in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. This task includes not only numerous risks but also opportunities to face the challenges of the 21st century. This volume provides policy-oriented recommendations and differentiated assessments for all nine states and entities of the region, as well as for the policy areas of governance, economy and security. The authors explore the unintended consequences and side-effects of massive support for reforms and external influence on weak states. A concept for a "Mulit-Layered Europe" is developed for the strategic dilemmas concerning the current debate on "Wilder Europe". The unique alliance between analytical output and strategic thinking makes the book valuable for the academic community and for persons responsible for Europe ́s future. The volume is one of two from a joint project on "Security in Europa and beyond its borders" of the Bertelsmann Foundation in Guetersloh and the Center for Applied Policy Research in Munich.

Author : Horst Günter Krenzler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Europe
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073199304

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The Geostrategic and International Political Implications of EU Enlargement by Horst Günter Krenzler Pdf

Author : Mathias Jopp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Europe
ISBN : PSU:000026665696

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The Strategic Implications of European Integration by Mathias Jopp Pdf

Author : David Clark
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134811052

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The Enlargement and Integration of the European Union by David Clark Pdf

This study addresses many of the key issues raised by the increasing expansion of the EU. Analysing the traditional 'Community method' of espansion and finding many shortcomings with its ability to handle future enlargement, Chris Preston explores: * the past experience of enlargement and the lessons that can be drawn * the impact that enlargement has had on EU policies, institutions and the new member themselves * the likely future developments in the enlargement process Focusing on the Mediterranean, Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet countries, this book will be essential reading for students, specialists and practitioners of European Politics.

Author : Elton Tota
Publisher : Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783832549640

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EU Enlargement and its Impact to the Western Balkans by Elton Tota Pdf

The aim of this book is to highlight the relationship between the EU and the Western Balkan countries in light of their EU membership perspective and the impact that the EU Enlargement of Central and Eastern European countries at the beginning of the twenty first century has given to the Western Balkans. The book presents, in depth, the dual relationship between the EU and the Western Balkans. On the one hand it displays the continuous EU role in the Western Balkans, in particular in issues such as: the EU accession criteria; the EU approach and enlargement strategy; the visa liberalization process; the Stabilization and Association Process; the Stabilization and Association Agreements; instruments of financial assistance; the EU role in restoring and keeping peace and stability and in increasing the regional cooperation among the Western Balkans countries. On the other hand, it presents and analyses the progress the Western Balkans have achieved and the challenges faced such as: initially with the implementation of the bilateral Free Trade Agreements and then the regional Free Trade Agreement and the Stabilization and Association Agreements; nature and effects of these agreements in developing markets, in increasing trade exchanges among the Western Balkans countries; the progress each country has made toward lasting growth and in fulfilling the criteria of the EU integration process. The book reflects the regional approach of EU towards those countries while differentiating the individual progress in each country. This gives the book an interdisciplinary character. The latest enlargement experiences of the EU are used as a comparison for the current EU policy towards Western Balkans, while confirming a clear integration perspective for the region.

Author : Michael J. Baun
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461740520

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A Wider Europe by Michael J. Baun Pdf

This clear and engaging text examines the process and politics of the European UnionOs OEasternO enlargement, beginning with its initial response to the 1989 revolution up through the Helsinki summit decisions of December 1999. Michael Baun explores such topics as the EUOs original decision to enlarge, the pre-accession strategy for prospective members, the key political decisions on launching and expanding the accession negotiations, and the actual progress of the negotiations. He also examines the EUOs efforts to reform its policies and institutions in advance of enlargement. Throughout, Baun weaves in understandable explanations of the complex multilevel process of EU decisionmaking. He concludes by considering the limits of enlargement and its consequences for the EUOs future development.

Author : Wim Van Meurs
Publisher : Springer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3663111849

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Prospects and Risks Beyond Eu Enlargement by Wim Van Meurs Pdf

Author : Heather Grabbe,Kirsty Hughes
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015047084739

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Enlarging the EU Eastwards by Heather Grabbe,Kirsty Hughes Pdf

Ensuring stability and prosperity for post-Cold War Europe will depend heaving on successful eastward enlargement of the EU. This study e×amines in detail the political, economic and security implications of eastward enlargement for both East and West.