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1. Democracy Promotion in the EU’s Neighbourhood

   From Leverage to Governance?

   Edited by Sandra Lavenex, Frank Schimmelfennig

   EU external democracy promotion has traditionally been based on ‘linkage’, i.e. bottom-up support for democratic forces in third countries, and ‘leverage’, i.e. the top-down inducement of political elites towards democratic reforms through political conditionality. The advent of the European...

   To Be Published July 3rd 2012 by Routledge
2. EU External Governance

   Projecting EU Rules beyond Membership

   Edited by Sandra Lavenex, Frank Schimmelfennig

   Series: Journal of European Public Policy Special Issues as Books

   The European Union has developed a wide array of external relations with its neighbouring countries. Without offering full membership, the EU nevertheless attempts to transfer its rules and policies to non-member countries. It is this extension of EU rules beyond EU borders that the analysis of...

   Published February 1st 2010 by Routledge
3. The Constitutionalization of the European Union

   Edited by Berthold Rittberger, Frank Schimmelfennig

   Series: Journal of European Public Policy Special Issues as Books

   This volume presents a theory of constitutionalization as well as comparative analyses and case studies to underscore the claim that the European integration process itself engenders a democratic self-healing mechanism. There exists a consensus among academics, politicians, and the public that the...

   Published October 12th 2009 by Routledge
4. The Politics of European Union Enlargement

   Theoretical Approaches

   Edited by Frank Schimmelfennig, Ulrich Sedelmeier

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This is a key reference text presenting the latest first-rate approaches to the study of European enlargement. Developed and significantly expanded from a special issue of the leading Journal of European Public Policy, this new volume draws on the insights from the recently emerging...

   Published June 7th 2009 by Routledge