Federalism and European union : the building of Europe, 1950-2000 / Michael Burgess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burgess, Michael, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--History.

European Union.

Federal government--European Union countries.

Federal government.

European federation--History--20th century.

European federation.

Nation-state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A revisionist interpretation of the post-war evolution of European integration and the European Union (EU), this book reappraises and reassesses conventional explanations of European integration. It adopts a federalist approach which supplements state-based arguments with federal political ideas, influences and strategies. By exploring the philosophical and historical origins of federal ideas and tracing their influence throughout the whole of the EU's evolution, the book makes a significant contribution to the scholarly debate about the nature and development of the EU.The book looks at

Contents:

1. Federalism, the state and the European idea

2. Federalism and federation in Western Europe: the theoretical discourse

3. Federalism and the building of Europe, 1950-72

4. Federalism and the struggle for European Union, 1973-84

5. Federalism, European Union and the Single European Act, 1985-88

6. Maastricht: the last treaty of the Cold War, 1989-93

7. From Maastricht to Amsterdam, 1994-98

8. The European Union as an intellectual puzzle: federal and confederal elements in European integration

9. Federalism and European Union: fin de siecle.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-73678-9

1-134-73679-7

0-203-46532-6

1-280-31782-5

9780203465325

OCLC:

437078570