John O'Brennan is IRCHSS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

• Part 1: The Unfolding of Eastern Enlargement 1989-2004 1. Introduction 2. 1989 and Beyond: The New Europe Takes Shape 3. Beyond Copenhagen: The Deepening of EU-CEE Relations 4. Closing the Deal: Helsinki to Copenhagen Part 2: The Institutional Dimension of Eastern Enlargement 5. The Council of Ministers and Eastern Enlargement 6. The European Commission and Eastern Enlargement 7. The European Parliament and Eastern Enlargement Part 3: Conceptualizing Eastern Enlargement 8. Geopolitical Explanations of Eastern Enlargement 9. Economic Explanations of Eastern Enlargement 10. Normative Explanations of Eastern Enlargement 11. Conclusions

John O'Brennan is IRCHSS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

• Part 1: The Unfolding of Eastern Enlargement 1989-2004 1. Introduction 2. 1989 and Beyond: The New Europe Takes Shape 3. Beyond Copenhagen: The Deepening of EU-CEE Relations 4. Closing the Deal: Helsinki to Copenhagen Part 2: The Institutional Dimension of Eastern Enlargement 5. The Council of Ministers and Eastern Enlargement 6. The European Commission and Eastern Enlargement 7. The European Parliament and Eastern Enlargement Part 3: Conceptualizing Eastern Enlargement 8. Geopolitical Explanations of Eastern Enlargement 9. Economic Explanations of Eastern Enlargement 10. Normative Explanations of Eastern Enlargement 11. Conclusions

John O'Brennan is IRCHSS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

• Part 1: The Unfolding of Eastern Enlargement 1989-2004 1. Introduction 2. 1989 and Beyond: The New Europe Takes Shape 3. Beyond Copenhagen: The Deepening of EU-CEE Relations 4. Closing the Deal: Helsinki to Copenhagen Part 2: The Institutional Dimension of Eastern Enlargement 5. The Council of Ministers and Eastern Enlargement 6. The European Commission and Eastern Enlargement 7. The European Parliament and Eastern Enlargement Part 3: Conceptualizing Eastern Enlargement 8. Geopolitical Explanations of Eastern Enlargement 9. Economic Explanations of Eastern Enlargement 10. Normative Explanations of Eastern Enlargement 11. Conclusions