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Democracy and federalism in the European Union and the United States : exploring post-national governance / / edited by Sergio Fabbrini



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Titolo: Democracy and federalism in the European Union and the United States : exploring post-national governance / / edited by Sergio Fabbrini Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
Disciplina: 320.44049
Soggetto topico: Federal government - European Union countries
Federal government - United States - History
Democracy - European Union countries
Democracy - United States
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: FabbriniSergio  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Book 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
7 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
Sommario/riassunto: The 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
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ISBN: 0-415-33392-X
1-134-31581-3
1-280-06290-8
9786610062904
0-203-41449-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910450323903321
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