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.

Jan Zielonka is Professor of European Politics at the University of Oxford and Ralf Dahrendorf Fellow at St Antony's College.

• Preface


• Introduction: The Neo-Medieval Paradigm


• 1: Return to Europe


• 2: European Power Politics


• 3: Diversity and Adaptation


• 4: Economic Governance


• 5: Democratic Governance


• 6: Governance Beyond Borders


• 7: Implications of Neo-Medievalism


• Bibliography