Prospects and Risks Beyond EU Enlargement

Wim Van Meurs

ISBN 10: 3810038644 / ISBN 13: 9783810038647

Published by VS Verlag Für Sozialwissenschaften, VS Verlag Für Sozialwissenschaften Okt 2003, 2003

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -With the European Union¿s upcoming eastern enlargement, Europe is confronted with the necessity of creating security and stability beyond the EU borders in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. This task includes not only numerous risks but also opportunities to face the challenges of the 21st century. This volume provides policy-oriented recommendations and differentiated assessments for all nine states and entities of the region, as well as for the policy areas of governance, economy and security. The authors explore the unintended consequences and side-effects of massive support for reforms and external influence on weak states. A concept for a 'Mulit-Layered Europe' is developed for the strategic dilemmas concerning the current debate on 'Wilder Europe'. The unique alliance between analytical output and strategic thinking makes the book valuable for the academic community and for persons responsible for Europe¿s future. The volume is one of two from a joint project on 'Security in Europa and beyond its borders' of the Bertelsmann Foundation in Guetersloh and the Center for Applied Policy Research in Munich.VS Verlag für Sozialw., Abraham-Lincoln-Straße 46, 65189 Wiesbaden 304 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prospects and Risks Beyond EU Enlargement
• Publisher: VS Verlag Für Sozialwissenschaften, VS Verlag Für Sozialwissenschaften Okt 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3810038644
• ISBN 13: 9783810038647
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 244W x 170H x 17D millimeters 244 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 528 grams

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Synopsis

Werner Weidenfeld Since the signing of the Treaties of Rome in 1957, Western European history has been an ongoing process integrating and enlarging European institutions. Over the course of that time, the institutions now known as the European Union have become a major pillar for the security and stability for Europe as a whole. These essential functions can only be perpetuated if the Union can project its capacities and capabilities beyond its current borders. Today's European agenda is defined by integration. Offering prospects for membership in the EU has been a successful instrument for helping shape the transition in East Central Europe. The imminent first round of enlargement also calls for a deep­ ening of EU integration, which should be resolved through the EU Convention. While the European Union is preparing for ten new member states, developments in Europe are far from standing still. The countries beyond the EU's future borders in Eastern Europe and the Balkans are undertaking a threefold process of national con­ solidation, transition to a market economy and strengthening parliamentary democ­ racy. These processes entail risks that range from authoritarian regimes to armed es­ calation in Southeastern Europe. These risks have a direct impact on European secu­ rity and stability. At the same time, some areas of internal transition are making seri­ ous strides toward Western standards. For this reason, simply reducing Eastern and Southeastern Europe to a set of risks threatens to create a self-fulfilling prophecy.

About the Author

Dr. Wim van Meurs, Centrum für angewandte Politikforschung, München.