European Integration and the Problem of the State [electronic resource] : A Critique of the Bordering of Europe /
Borg, Stefan.author.
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.
Cover; Contents; List of Map; Acknowledgments; 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; Notes; Index
Includes index.
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.
International organization.
European Union.
International relations.
Political science.
Comparative politics.
International Organization.
European Union Politics.
International Relations.
Political Science.
Comparative Politics.