European Integration and the Problem of the State

A Critique of the Bordering of Europe
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-48861-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 189 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 249 g

This study argues that the practices of European integration reproduce, rather than transcend, the practices of modern statecraft. Therefore, the project of European integration is plagued by similar ethico-political dilemmas as the modern state, and is ultimately animated by a similar desire to either expel or interiorize difference.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Borg, Stefan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Question of a European Union 'Beyond the State' 2. On the Limited Imagination of Neofunctionalism 3. Political Theory Meets European Integration Studies 4. In Search of a Foundation for Europe 5. Solana's Struggle 6. Euro-crafting at Border Zones Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Stefan Borg is a Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Economic History, Stockholm University, where he teaches International Relations. His work has previously appeared in Journal of International Relations and Development, Geopolitics, and Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies.