Imagining Europe: Essays on the Past, Present, and Future of the European Union will be welcomed by anybody who teaches courses on the European Union and is interested in the future of a unique political and economic project that is still evolving under our own eyes. As "the largest cluster of people living in freedom, prosperity and peace on the planet," the European Union continues to test our imagination and evokes strong passions. The volume offers judicious assessments of its origins and achievements and invites readers to reflect on current challenges posed by the rise of populist and technocratic politics.

- Aurelian Craiutu, Indiana University, Bloomington,

What is Europe? What is the European Union? If these questions were What is Europe? What is the European Union? If these questions were straightforward, we would not be needing a collection of extremely perceptive essays that “Imagining Europe” is.But Europe is complicated, the EU maybe even more so. The essays, knowledgably selected by Peter C. Mentzel and Henry T. Edmondson III, cover a wide spectrum of Europe’s most convoluted issues. From the current crop of populist leaders via the place of Islam on the continent to Chinese influence and Transatlantic relations. To the point and insightful, “Imagining Europe” is a must read for scholars, students or simply Europhiles.

- Nenad Sebek, Former BBC Balkan Correspondent,