Sectoral dynamics of EU enlargement: advocacy, access and alliances in a composite policy

Over recent years, our conceptual understanding of EU enlargement has improved considerably. In particular the literature on eastern enlargement began in the late 1990s to address some crucial theoretical questions (Fierke and Wiener ch. 5 this volume; Friis 1998; Friis and Murphy 1999; Schimmelfennig ch. 7 this volume; Sedelmeier 1998, ch. 6 this volume). However, while there have been considerable advances with regard to what could be considered the macro-level of enlargement, this is not matched at the meso-level.