The View from Within

Abstract

Abstract This chapter examines the nature and extent of public representation on the issue of European Community enlargement. The evidence shows show public opinion is poorly informed and weakly consulted, and that the process of enlargement has been exclusively a matter for political elites. The citizens of member states have never been asked by their governments whether or not they want other countries admitted. Neither the prospective membership of a specific country nor the tension between deepening and widening have emerged as issues in public debate or as major differences between political parties. The situation has a considerable effect on theoretical expectations regarding the territorial dimension of the EC.

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