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Enlargements have been a feature of European integration from the early days. In the 2004/2007 rounds of widening, 12 new member states joined the European Union (EU). Much academic attention has revolved around the effects that accession to the EU has had on the incumbent member states, especially regarding the former socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe. A core question for the course and dynamics of EU integration has, however, remained widely unexplored: what effects has implementing enlargement had on the EU itself?
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© 2011 Eva G. Heidbreder
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Heidbreder, E.G. (2011). Research Question and Empirical Puzzle. In: The Impact of Expansion on European Union Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230118584_1
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