Constructing the Path to Eastern Enlargement: The Uneven Policy Impact of EU Identity

by Ulrich Sedelmeier

This book examines the two main dimensions of the European Union's enlargement to eight central and eastern European countries (CEECs) in 2004. Why did the EU agree to enlargement, despite the costs for some incumbents who have veto-power? How can we explain the (uneven) pattern of accommodation of the CEECs' preferences in concrete policies?

Combining in-depth empirical analysis with an original theoretical framework, which draws on insights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719070082
• ISBN13: 9780719070082
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"