Frontiers of the European Union

by M. Anderson, E. Bort

Overview

Based on original research this book is a unique attempt at a general assessment of EU frontiers. Internal frontiers are losing some of their key functions but there are many responses to the new situation, as a case study of French frontiers abundantly illustrates. An examination of the EU external frontier shows that the EU is acquiring some state-like features, but the eastern frontier provides abundant evidence of the external frontier's complexity. The authors conclude that the increasing openness of national frontiers will continue, but their effective abolition, whether by European integration or through 'globalization', is improbable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349422289
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2001
Edition description:	1st ed. 2001
Pages:	235
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

MALCOLM ANDERSON is Professor Emeritus, University of Edinburgh. He is the co-editor of The Frontiers of Europe (with E.Bort, 1998), The Irish Border: History, Politics and Culture (with E.Bort, 1998), Policing the European Union (1995), and author of Frontiers, Territory and State Formation in the Contemporary World (1995).

EBERHARD BORT is Associate Director of the International Social Sciences Institute at the University of Edinburgh. He is the co-editor with Malcolm Anderson of The Frontiers of Europe (1998), The Irish Border: History, Politics and Culture (1998), and Boundaries and Identities: The Eastern Frontier of the European Union (1996).

Table of Contents

List of Maps Acknowledgements Introduction Theory Internal Frontiers Issues The External Frontiers of the European Union The Case of the Eastern Frontier of the European Union Conclusion Interviews Cited Documents Cited Bibliography or Works Used Index

Editorial Reviews

Anderson (Centre of European Policy Studies) and Bort (politics, University of Edinburgh) provide an overview and assessment of the EU external frontier, arguing that the EU is developing the major features of a state. The changing significance of national frontiers is also examined, and a case study considers the status of French borders. Chapters concentrate on theory, internal frontier issues, the French frontiers, the external frontiers of the EU, and the complexity of the EU's eastern frontier. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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