European Union Expansion Books

New and Published Books

1. New Perspectives on Turkey-EU Relations

   Edited by Chris Rumford

   This book makes the case for looking afresh at Turkey-EU relations in order to appreciate the richness and complexity of a relationship which is now more than 50 years old and is still not close to reaching fulfilment. The contributors challenge conventional attempts to understand Turkey-EU...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
2. Eastern Partnership: A New Opportunity for the Neighbours?

   Edited by Elena Korosteleva

   This volume offers a collective assessment of the development and impact of the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership Initiative on its eastern neighbours - Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova in particular, with Russia’s added perspective. Founded on extensive empirical and conceptual...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Europeanization and New Member States

   A Comparative Social Network Analysis

   By Flavia Jurje

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book examines the Europeanization of the polity and politics of a new EU Member State. Using social network analysis in a comparative research design, it provides a systematic analysis of the effects of Europeanization on the institutions, policy processes, power constellation and conflict...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
4. European Integration and Transformation in the Western Balkans

   Europeanization or Business as Usual?

   Edited by Arolda Elbasani

   Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies

   The book investigates the scope and limitations of the transformative power of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans. The extension of EU enlargement policy to the region has generated high expectations that enlargement will regulate democratic institution-building and foster reform, much as it did...

   Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
5. Institutional Challenges in Post-Constitutional Europe

   Governing Change

   Edited by Catherine Moury, Luís de Sousa

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book discusses the future of the European Union following the failure of the Constitutional and reform treaties, examining the transformations, dynamics and major issues facing present-day Europe. Discussing key questions relating to the future of the European project, this book brings...

   Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. The New Member States and the European Union

   Foreign Policy and Europeanization

   Edited by Michael Baun, Dan Marek

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book examines the impact of EU membership on the foreign policies of the 12 new member states that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007. Among scholars of European politics there is a general consensus that membership in the European Union changes the countries that join. Yet considerable debate...

   Published February 10th 2013 by Routledge
7. Development Policies of Central and Eastern European States

   From Aid Recipients to Aid Donors

   Edited by Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň, Simon Lightfoot

   The states from Central and Eastern Europe that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 provide a fascinating series of case studies for scholars interested in politics, IR and development studies. The interest comes from the fact that never before had so many recipients of EU aid joined the Union and taken...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Multilateral Dimension in Russian Foreign Policy

   Edited by Elana Wilson Rowe, Stina Torjesen

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book examines the place of multilateralism in Russia’s foreign policy and Russia’s engagement with multilateral institutions. Throughout the post-Soviet period, both Yeltsin and Putin consistently professed a deep attachment to the principles of multilateralism. However, multilateralism as a...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. Europeanization, Integration and Identity

   A Social Constructivist Fusion Perspective on Norway

   By Gamze Tanil

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book analyses how domestic and European structures impact on national actors’ identities, interests and foreign policy practices. Employing Norway as the case study area, the author uses this nation as an example to assess Europeanization and identity politics across the European Union (EU)....

   Published March 26th 2012 by Routledge
10. Financial Integration in the European Union

    Edited by Roman Matoušek, Daniel Stavárek

    Series: Routledge Studies in the European Economy

    This edited collection assesses the level of financial integration in the European Union (EU) and the differences across the countries and segments of the EU financial system. Progress in financial integration is key to the EU’s economic growth and competitiveness and although it has advanced...

    Published March 11th 2012 by Routledge