European Union Enlargement provides a comparative analysis of the post-war European policies of those states that joined the European Union between 1973 and 199

This collection of essays reflects on the fifth enlargement of the European Union, projected to take place in 2004. It examines the process of enlargement, its

In 2004 the European Union and NATO each added ten new member states, most from the post-communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe. In order to prepare

This volume suggests new, theoretically informed approaches for historians and social scientists to engage with the policy of enlargement – across rounds and

This book sheds light on the contradictions underlying the European Union enlargement process, specifically to the Western Balkans, challenging the common assum