This thoughtful book builds on Schmitter's earlier work onEuropean integration and, more recently, his interest indemocratization in Latin America and southern Europe.Schmitter joins the ever expanding ranks of scholars andpractitioners from a variety of backgrounds who have tackledthe devilish issue of European Union (EU) democracy andlegitimacy. This attempt is more hands-on than others. As thetitle suggests, Schmitter offers a do-it-yourself checklist ofreforms to improve the EU's democratic credentials. Hislarger self-assigned task is to "provoke as wide-ranging adebate as possible on an issue that has just begun to receivethe attention it deserves" (p. viii).