`This thoughtful and original critique of integration theories is a most welcome addition to the literature on the EU. Dimitris Chryssochoou's perceptive and thought-provoking analysis offers many original insights and will be a valuable reference tool for those interested in contemporary Europe' -

Glenda G Rosenthal, Columbia University

Dimitris N Chryssochoou is Reader in European Integration at the University of Exeter. He has held visiting posts at Cambridge and Columbia Universities.

Introduction
PART ONE: THEORY
Integration Theory and its Uses
PART TWO: THEORIES
Formative Theories
Structure versus Process
The Consensual Phase
Autonomy through Control
PART THREE: THEORIZING
Paradigm Shift
From Policy to Polity
Theorizing the European Consociation
PART FOUR: METATHEORY
Capturing the Normative Turn