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A major new theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the influence of EU institutions vis-á-vis governments in the major decisions about both widening and deepening the European Union. Engagingly written and based on significant new archival research and original interviews, Derek Beach offers both a new history of the major treaty negotiations of the EU and a new leadership model of European integration.

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This stimulating study looks behind and beyond many of the conventional accounts of key negotiations within the EU on issues of treaty reforms. Its insights contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex bargains through which crucial decisions are taken on controversial issues. --Helen Wallace, Director, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Study, European University Institute<br>

""This stimulating study looks behind and beyond many of the conventional accounts of key negotiations within the EU on issues of treaty reforms. Its insights contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex bargains through which crucial decisions are taken on controversial issues.""--Helen Wallace, Director, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Study, European University Institute

"""This stimulating study looks behind and beyond many of the conventional accounts of key negotiations within the EU on issues of treaty reforms. Its insights contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex bargains through which crucial decisions are taken on controversial issues.""--Helen Wallace, Director, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Study, European University Institute"

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DEREK BEACH is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

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