Luuk van Middelaar is a Dutch political philosopher and currently policy advisor and speechwriter to the president of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy. He lives in Brussels, Belgium.
"A discerning, balanced, gracefully written book, flavoured with
the insights of political science but filled with the meat of
European Union history over six decades."—Tony Barber, Financial
Times
*Financial Times*
“Philosophically informed and historically sensitive. . . .
[offering] a subtle and detailed account of the evolution of
the Union.”—Larry Sidentop, Times Literary Supplement
*Times Literary Supplement*
"[The book] has much to teach those who want to understand the EU’s
recent political dynamic."—The Economist
*The Economist*
"An erudite alternative to the persistent drumbeat about the
coming, market-driven disintegration of the European Union . . . .
An intriguing presentation of views seldom reported so readably and
in such depth."—Kirkus Reviews
*Kirkus Reviews*
“His encyclopedic knowledge of and intimacy with European affairs
will make even a specialist blush with envy.”—Publishers Weekly
*Publishers Weekly*
“The book I most valued was Luuk van Middelaar’s The Passage to
Europe, a brilliant account of the development of the European
Union. The most insightful book on Europe since Larry Siedentop’s
Democracy in Europe, and essential reading before voting in the
referendum.”
—Vernon Bogdanor, Times Higher Education Supplement, Book of the
Year
*Times Higher Education Supplement*
“The author, a senior EU official, combines inside knowledge with
the insights of a philosopher . . . His discussion . . . is
illuminating and remarkably readable.”—Roger Morgan, Times Higher
Education Supplement
*Times Higher Education Supplement*
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