The dynamics of European integration. Why and when EU institutions matter

A theoretical and empirical contribution to an understanding of the influence of EU institutions vis-á-vis governments in the major decisions about both widening and deepening the European Union. Engagingly written and based on significant new archival research and original interviews, this book offers both a new history of the major treaty negotiations of the EU and a new leadership model of European integration.

Contents
Introduction
Why and When EU Institutions Matter
Negotiating the Single European Act
Negotiating the Treaty of Maastricht
Negotiating the Treaty of Amsterdam
The Negotiation of the Treaty of Nice
Negotiating the Constitutional Treaty
Negotiating the Fifth Enlargement
Conclusions