Stability without Statehood [electronic resource] : Lessons from Europe's History before the Sovereign State /
Haldén, P.author.
This book reinterprets the EU using classical and early modern republican political theory. Bypassing the nation-state, it presents a new theory of the creation, change and demise of organizations in world politics. It also argues that the state is a problematic solution to 'state-failure' and explores alternative republican commonwealths.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Through the Shadows of the State; 1 The Fiction of the State as the Good, Natural and the Beautiful; 2 Remedies: The Neglected Heritage of Republicanism; 3 A Long-lived Republic: The Holy Roman Empire 1648-1763; 4 A Solitary Republic: The United States of America 1776-1865; 5 A Shielded Republic: The European Union 1957-2010; 6 Republican Commonwealths versus State- Building; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book reinterprets the EU using classical and early modern republican political theory. Bypassing the nation-state, it presents a new theory of the creation, change and demise of organizations in world politics. It also argues that the state is a problematic solution to 'state-failure' and explores alternative republican commonwealths.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
International relations.
European Union.
International organization.
Sociology.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
International Relations.
European Union Politics.
International Organization.
Sociology, general.