Borg European Integration and the Problem of the State

A Critique of the Bordering of Europe
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-40933-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 189 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection

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

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.