On May 1, 2004, the European Union expanded dramatically. Ten new countries on the periphery of the old union were absorbed, changing the EU in many ways. How can we redefine Europe now? What is its meaning? Is “Europe” just a theoretical concept or, worse yet, merely a small geographical region? Or, on the contrary, is Europe re-emerging as a Western civilization of its own, a North Atlantic partner? Many scholars believe that federalism should play the central role as 25 member states seek to cooperate fully while simultaneously retaining their sovereignty. This volume, with new and thought-provoking contributions by leading experts, clarifies the issues and proposes ways in which federalism can rescue and preserve the new Europe.
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Joseph DREW: Introduction: Redefining Europe
Maiken UMBACH: Federalism in Europe: History and Future Options
Isabel DAVID: From Dialectics to Political Theology: Rethinking Complexity in Federalism
Xenophon CONTIADES: The Democratic Principle as an Organisational Basis of the European Union
Fausto CAPELLI: The European Union’s Institutional System as the Basis of a New form of Democracy
Mark GYANDOH: Incorporating the Principle of Co-Equal Branches into the European Constitution: Lessons to be Learned from the United States
Joelle Anne SCHMITZ: Institutional Redress of the Democratic Deficit: Federalism within the Democracy-efficiency Continuum
Zoran OKLOPČIĆ: Constituent Power and Polity Legitimacy in the European Context: A Theoretical Sketch
David Adam LANDAU and Lisa VANHALA: Circumventing the State? The Demands of Stateless Nations, National Minorities, and the European Constitution
Mirella EBERTS: The Catholic Church and Poland’s Accession to the European Union
Julia M. WHITE: Inclusive Education as a Human Right and the Slovakia’s Accession to the European Union
Tom HUDGENS: The US Must Merge with the EU
Joseph DREW: Conclusion
Contributors
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9789042017658
Publisert
2005
Utgiver
Brill
Vekt
384 gr
Høyde
220 mm
Bredde
150 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
220
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