Stefano Bartolini is Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute.

This book presents a radically new theory of European integration. Focusing on the historical configuration of the European nation-states, Bartolini traces the trajectories of modern-day European integration, situating it as a new historical phase in the development of Europe.

• 1: A Theory of Exit Options, Boundary Building, and Political Structuring


• 2: Structuring Europe: The Experience of the 'Nation State'


• 3: Centre Formation in the European Union


• 4: The Political Production of the EU: Boundary Building and Boundary Removing


• 5: Political Structuring in Loosely Bounded Territories: Territorial and Corporate Structures


• 6: Electoral Representation in Loosely Bounded Territories: Mass Politics in the EU?


• 7: Restructuring Europe