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...»

Has European integration contributed to save or to undermine the nation state?

Political science   |   European union   |   Term papers   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « As the twentieth Century progressed, some theories, such as the ones of the of the Nation state remain, and they often denounce European integration as a way ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Diminished number of decisions which are taken in the capitals of member states.. The Maastricht treaty of 1993.. Permissive principle for EU's action.. EU: Still more intergovernmental than supranational.. European integration:...»

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 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...»

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...»

Democratizing Europe: On the quest for a common public space

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/21/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Then, I will focus on different theories and concrete solutions proposed to citizens are actively involved in the process of European integration, it creates ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Europe in a lame condition: A lake of identity a democracy.. Neither knowledge nor identity.. No democracy.. Solutions for a democratisation of Europe: How to create a common public space.. Dream of a post-national democracy: Habermas...»

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