The Eu, NATO and the Integration of Europe: Rules and Rhetoric [Large Print]

by Frank Schimmelfennig

Book Overview

Frank Schimmelfennig analyzes the Eastern enlargement of the European Union and NATO and develops a theoretical approach of "rhetorical action" to explain why it occurred. Backed by original data, and drawing on sociological institutional theory, he demonstrates that the expansion to the East can be best understood in terms of liberal democratic values and norms. He highlights the practice of the Western community in shaming opponents into agreeing...

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521535255
• ISBN13: 9780521535250
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.0"