ABSTRACT
The past four chapters have sought to give a detailed analysis of, first, the historical formation of the basic conceptual constellations which structure the debates on European integration in the Nordic countries, and, second, the main positions and problematiques surrounding the referenda in the 1990s. This concluding chapter will, first, discuss whether there are any significant similarities and differences between the ways in which the four countries have approached Europe as well as between the conceptual constellations which have structured the national debates. The chapter then moves on to suggest which theoretical lessons we might draw from our cases and how the challenge from liberal intergovernmentalism presented in the Introduction might be addressed. The chapter ends by suggesting what the future might hold for the debate on European integration and for the importance of ‘Norden’.
