This book was originally published as a special issue of Perspectives on European Politics and Society.
Christian Schweiger is Senior Lecturer in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University, UK. His main research interests are the political economy of the EU, national varieties of economic and social development in the member states and transatlantic relations.
José M. Magone
is Professor of Regional and Global Governance at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany. He has published widely on European politics, particularly on Southern Europe and European integration.