What Makes the EU Viable?

1. Introduction: Questioning What Makes the EU Viable
Andrew Glencross

2. The Problem of Viability in a Compound Polity
Andrew Glencross

3. Developing an Analogical Comparison between the EU and the Antebellum US Republic
Andrew Glencross

4. Comparing How the Rules of the Game are Contested
Andrew Glencross

5. The Struggle to Maintain a Compound System: Creating and Contesting the Rules of the Game in European Integration
Andrew Glencross

6. Contrasting and Explaining the Viability of Two Compound Systems
Andrew Glencross

7. The Future Evolution of the EU Compound Polity: The Obstacles to Voluntary Centralization
Andrew Glencross

8. Conclusion: Implications for EU Studies and the Debate over the Future of Integration
Andrew Glencross

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, European Union Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Science