Crises in European integration : challenge and response, 1945-2005 / edited by Ludger Kühnhardt.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-155) and index.

Sources of European integration : the meaning of failed interwar politics and the role of World War II / Wilfried Loth -- The failure of EDC and European integration / Manfred Görtemaker -- The institutional paradox : how crises have reinforced European integration / Jürgen von Hagen -- Opportunity or overstretch? The unexpected dynamics of deepening and widening / Wolfgang Wessels and Thomas Traguth -- Learning from failure : the evolution of the EU's foreign, security and defense policy in the course of the Yugoslav crisis / Mathias Jopp and Udo Diedrichs -- Challenges and opportunities : surmounting integration crises in historical context / Michael Gehler -- Frontiers and chances for the European Union / Hans-Gert Pöttering.