LEADER 03775oam 2200697I 450 001 9910450323903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-415-33392-X 010 $a1-134-31581-3 010 $a1-280-06290-8 010 $a9786610062904 010 $a0-203-41449-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203414491 035 $a(CKB)1000000000249106 035 $a(EBL)214460 035 $a(OCoLC)61817652 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000293621 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11236775 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293621 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10302525 035 $a(PQKB)11050798 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC214460 035 $a(PPN)19845239X 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL214460 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10094713 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL6290 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000249106 100 $a20180331d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDemocracy and federalism in the European Union and the United States $eexploring post-national governance /$fedited by Sergio Fabbrini 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (220 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-203-68501-6 311 $a0-415-33393-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION Why compare the EU and the US; 1 Is the EU exceptional The EU and the US in comparative perspective; 2 European federalism past resilience present problems; 3 The constitutionalization of the EU steps towards a supranational polity; 4 The emergence of the EU supranational polity and its implications for democracy; 5 Nation and federalism in the American historical experience a model for Europe; 6 Territory, electorates and markets in the US: the construction of democratic federalism and its implications for the EU 327 $a7 Citizens in American federalism locating accountability in a dispersed system8 Building a market without a state the EU in an American perspective; 9 European polity building searching for legitimacy between economic and social Europe; 10 Is social capitalism exportable Considerations from the EU enlargement; 11 Post national democracy as post national democratization; 12 The EU and the challenge of a post national constitution; 13 Is international democracy possible A critical view; Index 330 $aThe European Union - a supranational system with its own institutional characteristics and autonomy - has a structure and functional logic which are more similar to those of the US than those of European nation states. Yet, by and large, the EU and the US tend to be analyzed more as potential geopolitical and economic rivals or allies than compared as institutional peers. By bringing together some of the most influential political scientists and historians to compare the European and American experiences of federalism, Democracy and Federalism in the European Union and the United 606 $aFederal government$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aFederal government$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aDemocracy$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aDemocracy$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFederal government 615 0$aFederal government$xHistory. 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a320.44049 701 $aFabbrini$b Sergio$0126286 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450323903321 996 $aDemocracy and federalism in the European Union and the United States$92138177 997 $aUNINA