1st Edition

The European Union and Supranational Political Economy

Edited By Riccardo Fiorentini, Guido Montani Copyright 2015
320 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The financial crisis – originated in 2008 in the United States – had a dramatic impact on the world economy. The European Union was immediately involved, but its reaction to the crisis was clearly inadequate. The misgovernment of the European economy not only put at risk the European Monetary Union, but it also caused further hindrances to the recovery of the global economy. The global... Read more

Part I: Birth of the supranational project  1. The Birth of the European Community: Supranational Ideals and National Interests Daniela Preda  2. European Integration: Contrasting Models and Perspectives Fabio Masini  Part II: Europe between confederalism and federalism  3. Confederalism as a solution for Europe John McCormick  4. Beyond the ‘ever closer union’ – national interests, institutional power shifts, and threats to the ‘permissive consensus’ in Germany Roland Sturm  5. The neo-liberal defeat of European integration and the need for a supranational political economy Zoltán Pogátsa 6. Can the EU be democratised? A political economy analysis. Heikki Patomäki  7. Res Publica Europaea: A Citizens-Based Concept To Re-Think Political Integration of Europe Ulrike Guérot  Part III: Policy issues 8 Analysis and measurement of the state of integration and supranational prospects in the EU Tibor Palankai  9. From an ‘austere’ monetary union to a federal union: more solidarity among European citizens Riccardo Fiorentini 10. Game changer? The transformation of global gas markets and the future of the EU-Russia energy relationship Richard Connolly  Part IV: Political economy: from internationalism to supranationalism  11. Neo-liberalism, federalism and supranational political economy.Guido Montani  12. Dollars, euros, and debt in the American and European Monetary Unions Vito Tanzi  13. Against EUrocentrism: a new stage in the building of the European Republic Fernando Iglesias

Biography

Riccardo Fiorentini, Guido Montani