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Europe as Empire: The Nature of the Enlarged European Union
Author: Jan Zielonka
This book offers a strikingly new perspective on EU enlargement. Basing his findings on substantial empirical evidence, Zielonka presents a carefully argued account of the kind of political entity the European Union is becoming, with particular reference to recent enlargement.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures and Tables xiIntroduction: the neo-medieval paradigm 1
Genesis of the book 2
Unidentified political object 4
Should Europe become a state? 7
The neo-medieval alternative 9
Two types of empire 11
Uses and abuses of models 14
Structure of the book 20
Return to Europe 23
Assessing Eastern European progress 25
Market reforms and social peace 29
Constitutional liberalism or praetorianism? 33
Flash points that never flashed 34
Comparison with other post-Communist states 36
Conclusions 42
European power politics 44
The purpose of accession 49
Imperial design and the process of accession 54
Benign empire in action 57
Agents behind the accession 59
Conclusions 63
Diversity and adaptation 65
Diversity and European integration 67
Diversity and European institutions 71
Economic 'fault lines' in the enlarged EU 74
Diversity in democracy and political culture 78
The American bias 83
Conclusions 88
Economic governance 91
The challenge of internal cohesion 94
The global competition challenge 100
The cross-border interdependence challenge 105
Conclusions 115
Democratic governance 117
Governance structure 120
Majoritarianism versus constitutionalism 125
Public space and democratic culture 333
Conclusions 137
Governance beyond borders 140
The EU as an international actor 143
The emerging international system in Europe 150
Competing universalistic claims: EU versus United States 156
Conclusions 162
Conclusions: implications of neo-medievalism 164
What makes Europe neo-medieval 166
Integration through enlargement 171
Governing the neo-medieval Europe 176
Legitimacy in the neo-medieval Europe 182
Participation, representation, and contestation 186
The case for optimism 189
Notes 192
Bibliography 272
Index 285
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