1st Edition
Federalism and European Union Political Ideas, Influences, and Strategies in the European Community 1972-1986
By Michael Burgess
Copyright 1991
238 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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One of the most frequent criticisms levelled at the European Community is the discrepancy between federalist rhetoric and the intergovernmental response: between its ideological aspirations and contemporary political reality. The federalist heritage of the European Community has become discredited by contemporary political thinkers, and yet it still forms an important part of the community's... Read more
INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 FEDERALISM AND THE FEDERALISTS; Chapter 2 THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY'S FEDERAL HERITAGE; Chapter 3 JEAN MONNET AND ALTIERO SPINELLI: THE TWO FACES OF FEDERALISM; Chapter 4 THE ORIGINS AND GROWTH OF EUROPEAN UNION, 1969–1979; Chapter 5 EUROPEAN UNION RELAUNCHED, 1980–1984; Chapter 6 FEDERALISM, EUROPEAN UNION AND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RESPONSE, 1984–1985; Chapter 7 FEDERALISM AND THE SINGLE EUROPEAN ACT, 1985–1987; Chapter 8 CONCLUSION; INDEX;
Biography
Michael Burgess is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Plymouth Polytechnic.
