ABSTRACT
On January 1 1995, Austria and Sweden joined the European Union (EU). This book examines why these two countries joined at such a moment and studies their accession against the structural background of globalization.
In this cutting-edge analysis, Andreas Bieler argues that conventional neo-functionalist and intergovernmentalist theories fail to explain such structural change as they take existing power structures as given. Therefore, he develops a neo-Gramscian perspective as an alternative approach to European integration.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|17 pages
Introduction: theories of integration and Austria’s and Sweden’s accession to the European Union— a critique and alternative
Theories of integration and Austria’s and Sweden’s accession to the European Union—a critique and alternative
chapter 7|12 pages
Conclusions: globalisation, EU enlargement and the limits of neo-liberalism A neo-Gramscian perspective as an alternative
Globalisation, EU enlargement and the limits of neo-liberalism
