1st Edition

Europe, The State & Globalisation

By Simon Sweeney Copyright 2005
480 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

Europe, the State and Globalisation explores the interplay between the state and state sovereignty, nationalism, European integration and globalisation. It provides essential foundations in all these areas, while using stimulating arguments to prompt discussion and provoke interest in the relationships between these processes. Throughout, Europe, the State and Globalisation addresses various... Read more

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and acronyms

Publisher's acknowledgements

Map of the book

Introduction

  1. Europe: the origins of nationalism and the state experience
  2. The state, sovereignty and nationalism
  3. Nationalism in contemporary Europe
  4. The European Union and the state
  5. Integration theory and the state
  6. The EU and the regions: multilevel governance in an era of globalisation
  7. EU enlargement and the challenge to the state
  8. International Relations theory and the state
  9. Globalisation and the European Union in transition
  10. Globalisation and its consequences  
  11. Globalisation, the state and multinational corporations
  12. Multilateralism and the European Union as a global actor

Glossary

References

Index

 

Biography

Simon Sweeney