Introduction -- Katzenstein's world -- 1994-2001: the age of employment miracles -- 2001-2008: European integration intensifies -- Beyond 2008: coping with the crisis -- Unpacking Ireland's polity from a new institutionalist perspective -- Conclusions

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the various challenges facing European integration and the EU institutional architecture as result of the global financial crisis. The European integration process is not yet complete, both in terms of its content and geographical coverage. It can be...