* A timely examination of fundamental questions about the future of Europe. * Written by a top--class group of contributors. * Combines contributions from theorists and practitioners. * Spans all the principal disciplines with an interest in the EU. .

About the Editors and Contributors. Preface.. Part I: The Constitutional and Normative Foundations. Reassessing the Fundamentals (Iain Begg, John Peterson and J.H.H. Weiler). 1. Constitution for Europe? Some Hard Choices (J.H.H. Weiler). 2. Reforming European Institutions of Governance (Johan P. Olsen). 3. Reassessing Legitimacy in the European Union (Andrew Moravcsik). 4. The European Social Model (Fritz W. Scharpf). Part II: New Dimensions of European Integration. 5. Social Inclusion and the European Union (Tony Atkinson). 6. European Integration and Industrial Relations (Paul Marginson and Keith Sisson). 7. Challenges for Monetary Policy in Euroland (Paul De Grauwe). 8. Maastricht's Fiscal Rules at Ten: An Assessment (Marco Buti and Gabriele Giudice). Part III: European Integration and International Relations. 9. The European Security adn Defence Policy (Anne Deighton). 10. Ironies of Sovereignty: the EU and the US (Robert O. Keohane). 11. 'This is my EUtopia...': Narrative as Power (Kalypso Nicolaidis and Robert Howse). Part IV: Visions of Tomorrow’s EU. 12. Filling the Democratic Gap (Pat Cox). 13. De la democratie en Europe: Old Concepts and New Challenge (Yves Meny). 14. Poland's Membership of the EU (Pawel Samecki). Index.

The European Union is on the brink of fundamental change. Just as the EU is about to enlarge radically, the Convention on the Future of Europe may transform it into a political entity governed by a constitution. This timely volume brings together a world-class group of scholars and practitioners to examine the fundamentals of integration in an expanding EU. The contributors are a mix of leading theorists and practitioners, spanning the principal disciplines with an interest in European integration. They explore key questions about the nature of the EU, its structure and procedures, but also take a more profound look at the social, political and economic dimensions of integration and their relevance for a revitalised European Union.

About the Editors and Contributors. Preface. Part I: The Constitutional and Normative Foundations. Part II: New Dimensions of European Integration. Part III: European Integration and International Relations. Part IV: Vision of Tomorrow?s EU. Index.