Leading international economists assess the effects of the 2004 expansion of the European Union. In May 2004 the European Union will undergo the largest expansi

The book provides the first comprehensive comparative analysis of the development of EU enlargement conditionality across four different enlargement waves - the

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

Offers an integral picture of the EU's internal and external borders to reveal the processes of re-bordering and social change currently taking place, exploring

This book explores how the European Commission faced the challenge of enlargement. Based on extensive interviews, the work provides a lively and readable pictur