Author: Luuk van Middelaar
Publisher: Editions Gallimard
ISBN: 2072414091
Category : History
Languages : fr
Pages : 447
Book Description
Ce livre raconte un événement lent et majeur : la genèse d'un ordre politique européen. Il évite le jargon et les poncifs des manuels ; ceux-ci cachent bien plus les enjeux du pouvoir qu'ils ne les éclairent. Il ne spécule pas sur une quelconque finalité. Il n'est pas pour ou contre l'Europe – peut-on l'être d'ailleurs? Le passage à l'Europe distingue trois sphères européennes. La sphère externe, celle du continent et de l'ancien concert des nations ; la sphère interne des institutions et du Traité, source de grandes attentes ; enfin, imprévue et non perçue, une sphère intermédiaire, celle où les États membres, rassemblés autour d'une même table, se découvrent peu à peu coresponsables d'une entreprise commune, parfois malgré eux. Cette sphère intermédiaire, dont le Conseil européen des chefs d'État ou de gouvernement est devenu l'expression institutionnelle, est le théâtre des tensions entre l'un et le multiple. Tensions qui font la force et la faiblesse de l'Union comme en témoigne la crise de l'euro. Livre d'histoire, en ce qu'il prend au sérieux l'expérience des hommes politiques qui ont façonné l'Europe depuis soixante ans. Livre de philosophie, en ce qu'il veut savoir ce qu'est la politique avant de trancher sur l'existence d'un corps politique européen. L'un et l'autre, parce que l'auteur considère que la vérité de la politique ne se comprend que dans le temps.
Le passage à l'Europe. Histoire d'un commencement
Author: Luuk van Middelaar
Publisher: Editions Gallimard
ISBN: 2072414091
Category : History
Languages : fr
Pages : 447
Book Description
Ce livre raconte un événement lent et majeur : la genèse d'un ordre politique européen. Il évite le jargon et les poncifs des manuels ; ceux-ci cachent bien plus les enjeux du pouvoir qu'ils ne les éclairent. Il ne spécule pas sur une quelconque finalité. Il n'est pas pour ou contre l'Europe – peut-on l'être d'ailleurs? Le passage à l'Europe distingue trois sphères européennes. La sphère externe, celle du continent et de l'ancien concert des nations ; la sphère interne des institutions et du Traité, source de grandes attentes ; enfin, imprévue et non perçue, une sphère intermédiaire, celle où les États membres, rassemblés autour d'une même table, se découvrent peu à peu coresponsables d'une entreprise commune, parfois malgré eux. Cette sphère intermédiaire, dont le Conseil européen des chefs d'État ou de gouvernement est devenu l'expression institutionnelle, est le théâtre des tensions entre l'un et le multiple. Tensions qui font la force et la faiblesse de l'Union comme en témoigne la crise de l'euro. Livre d'histoire, en ce qu'il prend au sérieux l'expérience des hommes politiques qui ont façonné l'Europe depuis soixante ans. Livre de philosophie, en ce qu'il veut savoir ce qu'est la politique avant de trancher sur l'existence d'un corps politique européen. L'un et l'autre, parce que l'auteur considère que la vérité de la politique ne se comprend que dans le temps.
Publisher: Editions Gallimard
ISBN: 2072414091
Category : History
Languages : fr
Pages : 447
Book Description
Ce livre raconte un événement lent et majeur : la genèse d'un ordre politique européen. Il évite le jargon et les poncifs des manuels ; ceux-ci cachent bien plus les enjeux du pouvoir qu'ils ne les éclairent. Il ne spécule pas sur une quelconque finalité. Il n'est pas pour ou contre l'Europe – peut-on l'être d'ailleurs? Le passage à l'Europe distingue trois sphères européennes. La sphère externe, celle du continent et de l'ancien concert des nations ; la sphère interne des institutions et du Traité, source de grandes attentes ; enfin, imprévue et non perçue, une sphère intermédiaire, celle où les États membres, rassemblés autour d'une même table, se découvrent peu à peu coresponsables d'une entreprise commune, parfois malgré eux. Cette sphère intermédiaire, dont le Conseil européen des chefs d'État ou de gouvernement est devenu l'expression institutionnelle, est le théâtre des tensions entre l'un et le multiple. Tensions qui font la force et la faiblesse de l'Union comme en témoigne la crise de l'euro. Livre d'histoire, en ce qu'il prend au sérieux l'expérience des hommes politiques qui ont façonné l'Europe depuis soixante ans. Livre de philosophie, en ce qu'il veut savoir ce qu'est la politique avant de trancher sur l'existence d'un corps politique européen. L'un et l'autre, parce que l'auteur considère que la vérité de la politique ne se comprend que dans le temps.
Le passage à l'Europe
Author: Luuk van Middelaar
Publisher: Editions Gallimard
ISBN: 9782070130337
Category : Europe
Languages : fr
Pages : 479
Book Description
Ce livre raconte un événement lent et majeur : la genèse d’un ordre politique européen. Il évite le jargon et les poncifs des manuels ; ceux-ci cachent bien plus les enjeux du pouvoir qu’ils ne les éclairent. Il ne spécule pas sur une destination finale ; l’histoire vaut mieux que la téléologie. Il n’est pas « pour » ou « contre » l’Europe - peut-on l’être d’ailleurs ? Le Passage à l’Europe distingue trois sphères européennes. La sphère externe, celle du continent et de l’ancien « concert des nations » ; la sphère interne des institutions et du Traité, source de grandes attentes ; enfin, imprévue et non perçue, une sphère intermédiaire, celle où les Etats-membres, rassemblés autour d’une même table, se découvrent peu à peu coresponsables d’une entreprise commune, parfois malgré eux. Cette sphère internationale est le lieu des tensions entre l’un et le multiple qui font la force et la faiblesse de l’Union. Le Conseil européen des chefs d’Etat ou de gouvernement en est devenu l’expression institutionnelle, lui seul est en mesure de convaincre un public européen à 27 têtes nationales. Livre d’histoire, en ce qu’il prend au sérieux l’expérience des hommes politiques qui ont façonné l’Europe depuis soixante ans : l’importance des mots, la soif des applaudissements, l’implacable pression des événements, tels le début de la guerre froide, la chute du Mur de Berlin ou le 11 Septembre. Livre de philosophie, en ce qu’il veut savoir ce qu’est la politique avant de trancher sur l’existence d’un corps politique européen : qu’en est-il, en Europe, de la capacité à prendre des décisions contraignantes, à agir dans le flux du temps, à établir un lien avec les gens ? L’un et l’autre, en ce que l’auteur considère que la vérité de la politique ne se comprend que dans le temps. Traduit du néerlandais (Pays-Bas) par Daniel Cunin et Olivier Vanwersch-Cot.
Publisher: Editions Gallimard
ISBN: 9782070130337
Category : Europe
Languages : fr
Pages : 479
Book Description
Ce livre raconte un événement lent et majeur : la genèse d’un ordre politique européen. Il évite le jargon et les poncifs des manuels ; ceux-ci cachent bien plus les enjeux du pouvoir qu’ils ne les éclairent. Il ne spécule pas sur une destination finale ; l’histoire vaut mieux que la téléologie. Il n’est pas « pour » ou « contre » l’Europe - peut-on l’être d’ailleurs ? Le Passage à l’Europe distingue trois sphères européennes. La sphère externe, celle du continent et de l’ancien « concert des nations » ; la sphère interne des institutions et du Traité, source de grandes attentes ; enfin, imprévue et non perçue, une sphère intermédiaire, celle où les Etats-membres, rassemblés autour d’une même table, se découvrent peu à peu coresponsables d’une entreprise commune, parfois malgré eux. Cette sphère internationale est le lieu des tensions entre l’un et le multiple qui font la force et la faiblesse de l’Union. Le Conseil européen des chefs d’Etat ou de gouvernement en est devenu l’expression institutionnelle, lui seul est en mesure de convaincre un public européen à 27 têtes nationales. Livre d’histoire, en ce qu’il prend au sérieux l’expérience des hommes politiques qui ont façonné l’Europe depuis soixante ans : l’importance des mots, la soif des applaudissements, l’implacable pression des événements, tels le début de la guerre froide, la chute du Mur de Berlin ou le 11 Septembre. Livre de philosophie, en ce qu’il veut savoir ce qu’est la politique avant de trancher sur l’existence d’un corps politique européen : qu’en est-il, en Europe, de la capacité à prendre des décisions contraignantes, à agir dans le flux du temps, à établir un lien avec les gens ? L’un et l’autre, en ce que l’auteur considère que la vérité de la politique ne se comprend que dans le temps. Traduit du néerlandais (Pays-Bas) par Daniel Cunin et Olivier Vanwersch-Cot.
The Future of Europe
Author: Serge Champeau
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1783481145
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The European Union seems to have rescued its single currency, but it has not yet put an end to the crisis. In this major new book, a group of fifteen international philosophers, economists, political scientists, sociologists, and legal experts compare the economic, political, constitutional, social, and cultural interpretations of the European crisis. They describe the challenges the EU faces in relation to legitimacy and democracy and address head-on the uncertainty over the future of Europe. The book considers different possible scenarios—from the Union's dissolution, with or without the continuation of the integration process, to its reinforcement through the building of a political union addressing the challenges of legitimacy, democracy and justice. Such a strengthened union could mark a new stage for democracy—not the democracy of ancient cities and modern states, but one convenient to the complex entities, neither national nor supra-national, of which the European Union, despite the crisis, is still the best modern example.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1783481145
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The European Union seems to have rescued its single currency, but it has not yet put an end to the crisis. In this major new book, a group of fifteen international philosophers, economists, political scientists, sociologists, and legal experts compare the economic, political, constitutional, social, and cultural interpretations of the European crisis. They describe the challenges the EU faces in relation to legitimacy and democracy and address head-on the uncertainty over the future of Europe. The book considers different possible scenarios—from the Union's dissolution, with or without the continuation of the integration process, to its reinforcement through the building of a political union addressing the challenges of legitimacy, democracy and justice. Such a strengthened union could mark a new stage for democracy—not the democracy of ancient cities and modern states, but one convenient to the complex entities, neither national nor supra-national, of which the European Union, despite the crisis, is still the best modern example.
The Passage to Europe
Author: Luuk van Middelaar
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300181124
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Provides the untold story of the crises and compromises that lead to the formation of the European Union.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300181124
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Provides the untold story of the crises and compromises that lead to the formation of the European Union.
Building Europe
Author: Wilfried Loth
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110424886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Relying on internal sources, Wilfried Loth analyses the birth and subsequent development of the European Union, from the launch of the Council of Europe and the Schuman Declaration until the Euro crisis and the contested European presidential election of Jean-Claude Juncker. This book shines a light on the crises of the European integration, such as the failure of the European Defence Community, De Gaulle’s empty chair policy, or the rejection of the European Constitution in France and the Netherlands, but also highlights the indubitable successes that are the Franco-German reconciliation, the establishment of the European common market, and the establishment of an expanding common currency. What this study accomplishes, for the first time, is to illuminate the driving forces behind the European integration process and how it changed European politics and society. “An enlightening work. Arequired reading for all who doubt the unfinished history of Europe.” – Rolf Steininger, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “This book will become an indispensable standard work.” – Jörg Himmelreich, Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110424886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Relying on internal sources, Wilfried Loth analyses the birth and subsequent development of the European Union, from the launch of the Council of Europe and the Schuman Declaration until the Euro crisis and the contested European presidential election of Jean-Claude Juncker. This book shines a light on the crises of the European integration, such as the failure of the European Defence Community, De Gaulle’s empty chair policy, or the rejection of the European Constitution in France and the Netherlands, but also highlights the indubitable successes that are the Franco-German reconciliation, the establishment of the European common market, and the establishment of an expanding common currency. What this study accomplishes, for the first time, is to illuminate the driving forces behind the European integration process and how it changed European politics and society. “An enlightening work. Arequired reading for all who doubt the unfinished history of Europe.” – Rolf Steininger, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “This book will become an indispensable standard work.” – Jörg Himmelreich, Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
The European Union and Global Politics
Author: Richard Youngs
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350928844
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This accessible new textbook situates the European Union in a dramatically changed world order. Resisting a more traditional and abstract introduction to the institutions, structures and policy making processes of the EU, this innovative new text cuts through the jargon to demonstrate how hard the EU must work to retain its international influence. Taking into account the latest empirical developments, including the spread of war and violence in the East with Ukraine and the ongoing turbulent politics of North Africa and the Middle East, Richard Youngs – an expert in the field – introduces us to how the EU has been forced to act differently. The book is unique in offering an outside-in conceptual framework that inverts the way that the EU external action is studied and understood. It unpacks the different international challenges the EU has faced in recent years, including the weakening of global order, the need for more protective security, geo-economic competition, climate change and conflicts to its east and south. In each case the book examines how the EU has responded and how its core international identity has changed as a result, assessing whether the Union still retains strong global influence. This book is the ideal companion for students taking modules on the European Union's foreign policy, global politics, and for students of European Union Politics more broadly at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350928844
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This accessible new textbook situates the European Union in a dramatically changed world order. Resisting a more traditional and abstract introduction to the institutions, structures and policy making processes of the EU, this innovative new text cuts through the jargon to demonstrate how hard the EU must work to retain its international influence. Taking into account the latest empirical developments, including the spread of war and violence in the East with Ukraine and the ongoing turbulent politics of North Africa and the Middle East, Richard Youngs – an expert in the field – introduces us to how the EU has been forced to act differently. The book is unique in offering an outside-in conceptual framework that inverts the way that the EU external action is studied and understood. It unpacks the different international challenges the EU has faced in recent years, including the weakening of global order, the need for more protective security, geo-economic competition, climate change and conflicts to its east and south. In each case the book examines how the EU has responded and how its core international identity has changed as a result, assessing whether the Union still retains strong global influence. This book is the ideal companion for students taking modules on the European Union's foreign policy, global politics, and for students of European Union Politics more broadly at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Democracy in Europe
Author: Daniel Innerarity
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319721976
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This book calls for a philosophical consideration of the development, challenges and successes of the European Union. The author argues that conceptual innovation is essential if progress on the European project is to be made; new meanings, rather than financial or institutional engineering solutions, will help solve the crisis. By applying a philosophical approach to diagnosing the EU crisis, the book reconsiders the basic concepts of democracy in the context of the complex reality of the EU and the globalised world where profound social and political changes are taking place. It will be of interest to students and scholars interested in EU politics, political theory and philosophy.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319721976
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This book calls for a philosophical consideration of the development, challenges and successes of the European Union. The author argues that conceptual innovation is essential if progress on the European project is to be made; new meanings, rather than financial or institutional engineering solutions, will help solve the crisis. By applying a philosophical approach to diagnosing the EU crisis, the book reconsiders the basic concepts of democracy in the context of the complex reality of the EU and the globalised world where profound social and political changes are taking place. It will be of interest to students and scholars interested in EU politics, political theory and philosophy.
The Uncertain Legacy of Crisis
Author: Richard Youngs
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0870034146
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The European Union is mired in the worst crisis it has seen for many decades. And the crisis does not stop at Europe's edge. It threatens to undercut the EU's ambitions to develop a coherent and active foreign policy, but it is also forcing European states to reevaluate their approach to security and defense. Richard Youngs examines the legacy of the crisis and what it will mean for the EU's international role. The fallout undermines the EU's foreign policy capacity and tarnishes its normative brand, compelling some member states to focus on realpolitik and their own national-level policies. But there are also signs of enhanced European cooperation, greater international ambition, and deepened commitment to the values of a liberal world order. Youngs details how the EU can craft an effective foreign policy strategy while confronting an internal economic crisis and a reshaped global order.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0870034146
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The European Union is mired in the worst crisis it has seen for many decades. And the crisis does not stop at Europe's edge. It threatens to undercut the EU's ambitions to develop a coherent and active foreign policy, but it is also forcing European states to reevaluate their approach to security and defense. Richard Youngs examines the legacy of the crisis and what it will mean for the EU's international role. The fallout undermines the EU's foreign policy capacity and tarnishes its normative brand, compelling some member states to focus on realpolitik and their own national-level policies. But there are also signs of enhanced European cooperation, greater international ambition, and deepened commitment to the values of a liberal world order. Youngs details how the EU can craft an effective foreign policy strategy while confronting an internal economic crisis and a reshaped global order.
Climate Change and European Security
Author: Richard Youngs
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317632613
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
It is now commonly asserted that climate change will fundamentally change international relations. It has been predicted that global warming will increase conflict within and between states, intensify food insecurity, menace the global trading system and unleash waves of migration. As a result governments are beginning to incorporate these warnings into their foreign policy initiatives. The appropriateness of their incipient responses needs to be examined in finer detail. This book looks at the impact of climate change on European Union (EU) security policy. It explores how governments are reconfiguring their geo-strategy and broader international relations in the wake of climate change warnings. The book demonstrates that although many aspects of EU foreign policies have begun to change, ‘climate security’ is not yet accorded unequivocal or sufficient priority. In doing so, Youngs argues that if climate change policies are to have significant effect they can no longer be treated as a separate area of policy but must be incorporated into the more mainstream debates pertinent to EU common foreign and security policy (CFSP). This book will be of key interest to students, scholars and practitioners of climate change and policy, energy and environmental policy, EU governance and foreign policy, European studies, international relations, geography, security studies/policy and environmental economics.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317632613
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
It is now commonly asserted that climate change will fundamentally change international relations. It has been predicted that global warming will increase conflict within and between states, intensify food insecurity, menace the global trading system and unleash waves of migration. As a result governments are beginning to incorporate these warnings into their foreign policy initiatives. The appropriateness of their incipient responses needs to be examined in finer detail. This book looks at the impact of climate change on European Union (EU) security policy. It explores how governments are reconfiguring their geo-strategy and broader international relations in the wake of climate change warnings. The book demonstrates that although many aspects of EU foreign policies have begun to change, ‘climate security’ is not yet accorded unequivocal or sufficient priority. In doing so, Youngs argues that if climate change policies are to have significant effect they can no longer be treated as a separate area of policy but must be incorporated into the more mainstream debates pertinent to EU common foreign and security policy (CFSP). This book will be of key interest to students, scholars and practitioners of climate change and policy, energy and environmental policy, EU governance and foreign policy, European studies, international relations, geography, security studies/policy and environmental economics.
Restraint´s Rewards: Limited Sovereignties, Ancient Values, and the Preamble for a European Constitution
Author: McCormick, Peter
Publisher: Palacky University Olomouc
ISBN: 8024441977
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Any EU constitution tomorrow will need to embody basic European ethical values. Yet the identity of such values and their sources remain strongly controversial. Peter McCormick retrieves from cultural origins of some major European values a basic ethical value of a measured and critically reasoned restraint in all things. At the same time he argues that this originary ethical value entails a renewed understanding of political, social, and individual sovereignties no longer as almost absolute but as necessarily limited. The rewards for polities of fully assuming such a basic ethical value turn out to include the ineluctable necessity for the rule of law, the constitutionalisation of social pluralisms, and the entrenchment of personal dignity.
Publisher: Palacky University Olomouc
ISBN: 8024441977
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Any EU constitution tomorrow will need to embody basic European ethical values. Yet the identity of such values and their sources remain strongly controversial. Peter McCormick retrieves from cultural origins of some major European values a basic ethical value of a measured and critically reasoned restraint in all things. At the same time he argues that this originary ethical value entails a renewed understanding of political, social, and individual sovereignties no longer as almost absolute but as necessarily limited. The rewards for polities of fully assuming such a basic ethical value turn out to include the ineluctable necessity for the rule of law, the constitutionalisation of social pluralisms, and the entrenchment of personal dignity.