European Union Enlargement and Integration Capacity
The effects of the Eastern enlargement, the biggest so far, are still felt across the European Union (EU). Many warned the EU was about to overreach the limits of its integration capacity. More than a decade later, this book presents a broad-based and systematic evaluation of the 20042007s enlargement and its impact on the EU.
In contrast to widespread scepticism, our results show that the EUs integration capacity has been strong. Credible accession conditionality and pre-accession assistance have had a positive impact on democracy, governance capacity, and economic transformation, at least before accession. After accession, EU institutions have proven resilient. Eastern enlargement has not affected negatively the legislative capacity of the EU. It has not led to a deterioration of compliance and implementation of EU law either; initial differentiated integration has quickly returned to normal levels.
This generally positive assessment stands in stark contrast with increasing public opposition to future EU enlargements. We identify some less known sources of such opposition: the lack of communication and political debate about enlargement between EU leaders and their citizens. Public opposition undermines the credibility of EU conditionality, which is crucial for having a positive impact on neighbouring countries in the future.
The chapters in this book originally appeared in a special issue in the Journal of European Public Policy.
Tanja A. Brzel is Professor of Political Science at the Otto Suhr Institute at the Freie Universitt Berlin, Germany.
Antoaneta Dimitrova is Professor at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs of Leiden University, the Netherlands.
Frank Schimmelfennig is Professor of European Politics at ETH Zrich, Switzerland.
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European Union Enlargement
and Integration Capacity
Edited by
Tanja A. Brzel, Antoaneta Dimitrova and Frank Schimmelfennig
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Contents
Tanja A. Brzel, Antoaneta Dimitrova and Frank Schimmelfennig
Dimiter D. Toshkov
Tanja A. Brzel and Ulrich Sedelmeier
Asya Zhelyazkova, Cansarp Kaya and Reini Schrama
Frank Schimmelfennig and Thomas Winzen
Antoaneta Dimitrova and Elitsa Kortenska
Tanja A. Brzel and Frank Schimmelfennig
Lszl Bruszt and Julia Langbein
The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of European Public Policy, volume 24, issue 2 (2017). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Tanja A. Brzel, Antoaneta Dimitrova and Frank Schimmelfennig
Journal of European Public Policy, volume 24, issue 2 (2017) pp. 157176
Dimiter D. Toshkov
Journal of European Public Policy, volume 24, issue 2 (2017) pp. 177196
Tanja A. Brzel and Ulrich Sedelmeier
Journal of European Public Policy, volume 24, issue 2 (2017) pp. 197215
Asya Zhelyazkova, Cansarp Kaya and Reini Schrama
Journal of European Public Policy, volume 24, issue 2 (2017) pp. 216238
Frank Schimmelfennig and Thomas Winzen
