State of European Integration

The State of European Integration provides scholars practitioners experts and students with a comprehensive account of the state of the European Union today. With contributions from leading scholars including Richard G. Whitman Meltem Müftüler-Baç Gülnur Aybet Leila Simona Talani and Gareth Dale the book examines the EU in a theoretically informed and empirically grounded manner. Opening with an exploration into the nature of the European Union as an international actor it then assesses the impact of enlargement on institutions policies and identity. The contributors investigate issues related to the degree of convergence and cohesion among members and analyze the economic and monetary state of integration. The volume comes at a timely interval when there is a need to understand the present and future of the European Union.