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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Decision-Making and the 'Swedish Diamond' -- Chapter 3: The Early Years 1950-70 -- Chapter 4: Keeping a Friendly Distance 1970-84 -- Chapter 5: Declining EFTA Alternatives 1984-90 -- Chapter 6: The Nordic Dimension -- Chapter 7: Contemplating Membership 1990-93 -- Chapter 8: Approving Accession 1993-95 -- Chapter 9: EU Member 1995-96 -- Chapter 10: The 'Membership Diamond' and Post-1995 Sweden -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Fusion Perspective -- 3 Institutional Dimensions -- 4 Polity Aspects -- 5 Policy Dynamics -- 6 Case Study: Monetary Policy -- 7 Case Study: Security Policy -- 8 Reflections in 2003 -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book represents the first comprehensive treatment of the relationship between the European Union and the main Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Its authors, many of whom are notable academics from the countries under discussion, highlight some of the burning questions and problems which faced these countries during their moves towards closer ties with the EU, or in some cases towards EU membership. In particular they look at the recent accession of Sweden and Finland to the Union and the effect that this will have on both the EU and on the internal politics of the region, and they discuss the possibility of complete Nordic EU membership.

After providing a thematic survey of the challenges confronting the European Union today, Lee Miles calls upon EU scholars to 'think bigger' about the future of the European Union. He argues that fusion approaches offer considerable conceptual strengths, and the potential to develop theory-informed scenarios, that can aid our understanding of the future evolution of the Union. Through an evaluation of the 2007 Reform Treaty, the author also concludes that the EU will further evolve as a 'Fusing Europe' and that EU external relations policy will be an area of notable future development.