Eastern Enlargement of the European Union

<p>In May 2004 eight former communist states in Central and Eastern Europe acceded to the European Union.</p><p>This new book examines the Eastern expansion of the EU through a tripartite structure developing an empirical conceptual and institutional analysis to provide a rounded and substantive account of EU enlargement with new theoretical insights. The foreword is by written by Pat Cox former president of the European Parliament.</p><p>John O'Brennan also explores:</p><ul> <li>why the EU decided to expand its membership</li> <p> </p> <li>what factors drove this process forward?</li> <p> </p> <li>how did the institutional environment of the EU influence enlargement outcomes? </li> </ul><p>In this context he comprehensively covers the role of the European Council Commission and Parliament.</p><p>This important volume will of great interest to students and scholars of European politics and European Union studies.</p>