Europe as empire : the nature of the enlarged European Union / Jan Zielonka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zielonka, Jan, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

European federation.

Europe--Economic integration.

Europe.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

European Union countries.

Europe--Politics and government--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author argues that mainstream thinking about European integration is based on mistaken statistical assumptions and suggests more effective and legitimate ways of governing Europe than through adoption of a European constitution, creation of a European army or the introduction of a European social model.

Contents:

""Preface to the Paperback Edition ""; ""Preface ""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Introduction: the neo-medieval paradigm""; ""Genesis of the book""; ""Unidentified political object""; ""Should Europe become a state?""; ""The neo-medieval alternative""; ""Two types of empire""; ""Uses and abuses of models""; ""Structure of the book""; ""1. Return to Europe""; ""Assessing Eastern European progress""; ""Market reforms and social peace""; ""Constitutional liberalism or praetorianism?""; ""Flash points that never flashed""; ""Comparison with other post-Communist states""

""Conclusions""""2. European power politics""; ""The purpose of accession""; ""Imperial design and the process of accession""; ""Benign empire in action""; ""Agents behind the accession""; ""Conclusions""; ""3. Diversity and adaptation""; ""Diversity and European integration""; ""Diversity and European institutions""; ""Economic �fault lines� in the enlarged EU""; ""Diversity in democracy and political culture""; ""The American bias""; ""Conclusions""; ""4. Economic governance""; ""The challenge of internal cohesion""; ""The global competition challenge""

""The cross-border interdependence challenge""""Conclusions""; ""5. Democratic governance""; ""Governance structure""; ""Majoritarianism versus constitutionalism""; ""Public space and democratic culture""; ""Conclusions""; ""6. Governance beyond borders""; ""The EU as an international actor""; ""The emerging international system in Europe""; ""Competing universalistic claims: EU versus United States""; ""Conclusions""; ""Conclusions: implications of neo-medievalism""; ""What makes Europe neo-medieval""; ""Integration through enlargement""; ""Governing the neo-medieval Europe""

""Legitimacy in the neo-medieval Europe""""Participation, representation, and contestation""; ""The case for optimism""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-160375-9

0-19-153771-3

1-281-15040-1

9786611150402

1-4356-2210-3

OCLC:

244320219