Redefining Europe

Federalism and the Union of European Democracies
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-90-420-1765-8
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 25, 213 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Reihe: At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Drew, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 OKLOPCIC: 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