Restructuring Europe
Subtitle: Centre Formation, System Building, and Political Structuring between the Nation State and the European Union
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: December 17, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780199231874
Subjects: Constitution: government & the state; EU & European institutions; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political science & theory; Political structures: democracy; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Government - International; International; Political Science / Foreign Legal Systems; Government - Comparative; Administrative and political divisions; Boundaries; Decentralization in government; European Union countries
First sentence: When referring to the modern form of the state, it is usual to recall the threefold Weberian definition of any political formation, where this is conceived as a (a) hierarchically structured organization for the maintenance of order; (b) within a defined geographical area; and (c) through the use and the threat of physical coercion.