In our final week of class, we will examine the social and political processes surrounding the expansion of the European Union into Eastern Europe.
Readings:
József Böröcz and Mahua Sarkar (2005) What is the EU? International Sociology 20(2):153-173.
Cris Shore (2006) Government Without Statehood? Anthropological Perspectives on Governance and Sovereignty in the European Union. European Law Journal 12(6):709-724.
Börösz, Jószef, and Melinda Kovács (2001) Empire’s New Clothes: Unveiling EU Enlargement. Shropshire, Eng.: Central Europe Review. Skim the introduction (P. 4-50), pay careful attention to p. 4-20.
The European Union’s expansion over time. Image credit: JLogan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons