European integration theories

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «European Integration Theories There is an increasingly accepted agreement that the EU and the process of European integration are just too complex to be ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The unique phenomenon of European integration.. The realistic theory.. The liberal intergovernmentalism approach.. The constructivists.. The developing of the neo-institutionalist theory.. Conclusion.....»

Can any theory fully explain the process of European integration? If not, why not?

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : « However, the rejection of the Constitutional treaty by French and Dutch people in 2005 raises new questions and challenges to European integration theories. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The two leading approaches of European Integration: Neo-Functionalism and Inter-Governmentalism.. The Neo-Functionalist theory.. The Inter-Governmentalist theory.. Ability of the new theories to explain the process of European...»

"The national influence on the European integration"

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « The liberal theories have already proved their efficiency, but are sometimes hardly culturally accepted. The European integration is then a long process, which ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The historical weight of the old Europe and the questioning of the new comers.. The German policy.. The French policy.. The eastern enlargement: An accelerator or a break for EU?. The potential limits of European...»

Multi-level governance in the European Union

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « the complexity of the EU polity, which various theories have tried to capture and which has sparked controversy among the students of European integration. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Assessing the claim that the EU represents a move from state-centric to multi-level governance.. The complexity of the EU polity.. Models focusing on the relationship between supranational, national and subnational institutions.. The relevance of...»

The theories and practices of assimilation

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Integrate these, and European societies could cope well enough implies that if efficient integration policies really The study of the theories and practices of ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Finding a definition for the concept of 'assimilation'.. France and assimilation: An exception.. The American example: From assimilation to multiculturalism.. Conclusion.. Sources.....»

The Democratic Deficit in the EU

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Analysis of the classical theories. in the EU For years, the European construction appeared to since no significant opposition to the integration process was ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Analysis of the classical theories.. The (neo)neofunctional approach.. The federalist perspective.. An intergovernmentalist perspective.. Necessity of a new type of democracy at the supranational level.. The new governance analysis: A...»

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) theories: An overview of the main FDI theories

Economics & finance   |   Finance   |   Presentation   |   09/30/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « FDI Theories on a microeconomic level Business Behavior Theory A very good example of how economic integration facilitates FDI is the case of European Union ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Defining Foreign Direct Investment.. FDI theories on a macroeconomic level.. Product Life-Cycle Theory (Vernon, 1966).. Oligopolistic Reaction Theory (Knickerbocker, 1973).. FDI Theories on a microeconomic level.. Business Behavior Theory...»

A Nordic identity in the European security structure?

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/20/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « The realist theories: Influence in term of absence and presence. As regards European integration, and the EU in particular, the US has always underlined its ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The security context of nordic countries.. Historical overview: From neutrality to non-alignment.. Consequences of the end of the cold war for Nordic security context.. Geopolitical context: Russia and the United States.. Nordic...»

What does the European Union's so-called ‘democratic deficit' stem from, and how could it be tackled?

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Elections 2004- A defining Point in European Integration ? European Citizenship in Plurinational States- Some of traditional Democratic Theories: Rawls and ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. What does 'democratic deficit' mean and how has the problem risen?. The meaning of 'democratic deficit'.. The factors causing the democratic deficit in the European Union.. Low voter turnout.. The high level of euroscepticism.. A...»

The European identity issue: what most determines the European "we feeling"?

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   11/29/2006   |   .doc   |   11 pages
Document abstract : « in our attempt to test three theories that try Coal and Steel Community, first European Community was on 18 April 1951 and promoted economic integration as a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Constitutional patriotism . Literature. Model. Data. Results. Symbols and iconography. Literature. Model. Data. Results. The constitutive other . Literature. Model. Data. Res...»

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