ABSTRACT
The proposed enlargement of the European Union to include countries from Central and Eastern Europe has become an important political issue. Widening the European Union focuses on those institutional reforms of the Union that may be necessary to make the enlargement possible. The institutional structure, originally designed for the Union of just six states, might not be suitable for a EU of twenty-seven or more member states.
An overview of current rational choice theories of institutional change is provided before the volume focuses on several aspects of institutional reforms in the Union.
Widening the European Union contains contributions from a distinguished team of European academics. This book is a valuable resource to students of the European Union with an interest in its politics and policy, enlargement and institutional reform.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I Introduction
chapter 2|18 pages
Rational choice and institutional change: an overview of current theories
part |2 pages
PART II Constitutional aspects of enlargement
chapter 4|22 pages
Enlargement of the European Union
chapter 5|17 pages
The politics of institutional change: diverging goals for reforming the European legislature
part |2 pages
PART III Reforming European Union decision-making
chapter 8|19 pages
Enlargement and the European budget
part |2 pages
PART IV Dynamics of widening
chapter 10|19 pages
A never-ending success story?
chapter 12|15 pages
A federal European constitution for an enlarged European Union
part |2 pages
PART V Conclusion