The Enlarged European Union: Unity and Diversity

by Peter Mair (Editor), Jan Zielonka (Editor)

Overview

Focusing upon the emerging patterns of unity and diversity in the enlarged European Union, this study explores enlargement from the East and the impact this will have on the future identity of Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714652870
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/2002
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - diversity and adaptation in the enlarged European Union, Jan Zielonka and Peter Mair; eastward enlargement of the European Union and the identity of Europe, Dieter Fuchs and Hans-Dieter Klingemann; culture and national identity - the east and European integration, David D. Laitin; discomforts of victory - democracy, liberal values and nationalism in post-communist Europe, Vladimir Tismaneanu; making institutions in central and eastern Europe, and the impact of Europe, Darina Malova and Tim Haughton; making markets and eastern enlargement - diverging convergence?, Laszlo Bruszt; health not wealth - enlarging the EMU, Daniel Gros; the welfare state in transition economies and accession to the EU, Hans-Jurgen Wagener; approaching the EU and reaching the US? rival narratives on transforming welfare regimes in east-central Europe, Janos Matyas Kovacs.

Editorial Reviews

There are large and significant structural differences between the Western European nations and the Eastern European countries that are likely to be included in the expanded European Union. Mair (comparative politics, Leiden U., the Netherlands) and Zielonka (political science, European U. Institute, Italy) present nine papers that attempt to assess continuing political and economic divergence and investigate the implications. Contributors examine culture and national identity, democracy and nationalism in post-communist Europe, the integration of Eastern European markets, possibilities of retaining some social welfare in the face of liberalization, and related topics. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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