On May 1, 2004, the European Union expanded dramatically. Ten new countries on the periphery of the old union were absorbed, changing the EU in many ways. How can we redefine Europe now? What is its meaning? Is âEuropeâ just a theoretical concept or, worse yet, merely a small geographical region? Or, on the contrary, is Europe re-emerging as a Western civilization of its own, a North Atlantic partner? Many scholars believe that federalism should play the central role as 25 member states seek to cooperate fully while simultaneously retaining their sovereignty. This volume, with new and thought-provoking contributions by leading experts, clarifies the issues and proposes ways in which federalism can rescue and preserve the new Europe.    Contents:  Joseph DREW: Introduction: Redefining Europe  Maiken UMBACH: Federalism in Europe: History and Future Options  Isabel DAVID: From Dialectics to Political Theology: Rethinking Complexity in Federalism  Xenophon CONTIADES: The Democratic Principle as an Organisational Basis of the European Union  Fausto CAPELLI: The European Unionâs Institutional System as the Basis of a New form of Democracy  Mark GYANDOH: Incorporating the Principle of Co-Equal Branches into the European Constitution: Lessons to be Learned from the United States  Joelle Anne SCHMITZ: Institutional Redress of the Democratic Deficit: Federalism within the Democracy-efficiency Continuum  Zoran OKLOPÃIÃ: Constituent Power and Polity Legitimacy in the European Context: A Theoretical Sketch  David Adam LANDAU and Lisa VANHALA: Circumventing the State? The Demands of Stateless Nations, National Minorities, and the European Constitution  Mirella EBERTS: The Catholic Church and Polandâs Accession to the European Union  Julia M. WHITE: Inclusive Education as a Human Right and the Slovakiaâs Accession to the European Union  Tom HUDGENS: The US Must Merge with the EU  Joseph DREW: Conclusion  Contributors

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