na INLIS000000000008557 20200508204431 200508||||||||| | ||| |||| ||eng|| 9789041124630 010-0520008557 eng Ref. Ref./337.14/TAT/e Allan F. Tatham Enlargement of the European Union Alphen aan den rijn <penerbit> 2009 xxxiv, 555 p. ; 24 cm 24 cm Indeks : p.539-555 p.495-537 The development of EU enlargement has raised many thorny issues unanticipated by the framers of the EC Treaty. A significant upshot of these issues is that the concept of European identity--defined in terms of such factors as culture, history and economics--has supplanted the long-dominant theme of' widening and deepening, particularly since the Union expansion has become primarily eastward.The major contribution of this important book lies in its analysis of the conceptualization and perception of enlargement from various points of view, focusing on the concerns of stakeholders and the identity conflicts and uncertainties incurred by enlargement initiatives. European Union--Membership Europe--economic integration