ALASDAIR BLAIR is Professor of International Relations and Head of the Department of Historical and Social Studies at De Montfort University. He is the author of eight books, including International Politics: An Introductory Guide (2009) and Companion to the European Union (2006).

• Publisher’s acknowledgements Author's acknowledgements Preface to the Second Edition Abbreviations Chronology Who’s WhoGlossary MapsPART ONE: BACKGROUND 1. THE PROBLEM OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PART TWO: ANALYSIS 2. THE ROAD TO ROME: 1945–57 The Emergence of European Unity The Hague Congress The Coal and Steel Community The Failure of the European Defence Community 3. CONSTRUCTING THE COMMUNITY: 1958–70 Institutional Design Policies and Competencies The Nationalist BacklashThe Spirit of the Hague 4. THE ENLARGED COMMUNITY: 1970-84 The First EnlargementBritain’s Indecision EurosclerosisTransatlantic DifficultiesBritain’s Budgetary Question 5. THE TRANSFORMATION OF EUROPE: 1985-1993 Creating the Internal Market The Single European Act The Road to 1992Europe’s Changing Map The Maastricht Treaty 6. BUILDING A NEW EUROPE: 1994-201nbsp; Enlarging the EU Treaty of Amsterdam Treaty of Nice The Fifth Enlargement and Constitutional ReformLisbon and Beyond PART THREE: ASSESSMENT 7. THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION Boundaries of Europe Nature of membershipThe future of European integrationPART FOUR: DOCUMENTS Further reading References Index

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