The Social History of European Integration No 18, 2006/1 - 216 pagesPages 5 to 15Introduction: A Socio-historical Approach to European IntegrationBy Yves DéloyePages 17 to 47Foundational BenchmarksBy Véronique CharlétyPages 49 to 67Europe in Search of a Guardian FigureBy Fabrice LaratPages 69 to 104Parliamentary Careers, the Longevity of Euro-MPs, and the Institutionalization of the Parliamentary ArenaBy Guillaume Marrel, Renaud PayrePages 105 to 125Congresses in AssemblyBy Antonin CohenPages 127 to 154The Effects and Uses of European Integration with Respect to the Transformation of Conflicting Relations: The Case of Germany and CzechoslovakiaBy Anne BazinVariaPages 155 to 189Adapting the Open Method of Coordination to the EU Expansion Policy: The Experience of Institutional Twinnings in Estonia and HungaryBy Elsa TulmetsOngoing ResearchPages 195 to 198European Integration and Europeanization of the Railway Sector: Railway Company StrategiesBy Delphine ChabalierPages 199 to 211Critical Reading