Political History of European Integration
The Hypocrisy of Democracy-Through-Market
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
Av Hagen Schulz-Forberg, Bo Stråth, Denmark) Schulz-Forberg, Hagen (Aarhus University, Finland) Strath, Bo (University of Helsinki
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The Maastricht Treaty in 1992 was based on neoliberal ideas of a market-driven European economy and democracy, and continues to be seen as a step towards a new stage of unification: towards a more federal Europe based on market integration. The authors demonstrate that European integration as a federal project actually came to an end around 1970. The European Economic Community (EEC) - the precursor of EU - was never thought of as a democracy. The authors locate a shift in thinking about legitimacy and further integration in the 1980s when the idea of a European democracy was connected with a plan for the internal market: the market would pave the way for democracy. Since then, there has been a growing tension between the official line about a democratic EU and the institutional capacity to carry it through. This tension undermined integration. The book suggests that, instead of democracy-through-market, there are signs of increasing social disintegration, political extremism and populism in the wake of economic integration. Providing a more realistic historical understanding of European integration, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science, history and European studies.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2010-09-30
- Mått156 x 234 x 21 mm
- Vikt630 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieRoutledge Advances in European Politics
- Antal sidor242
- FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN9780415578837