M. Corner

The Binding of Nations (eBook, PDF)

From European Union to World Union

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The time is ripe for a new international organization, a Global Union based upon a limited sharing of sovereignty. This book examines the successes and failures of the European Union as a sovereignty-sharing organization, and suggests that this unique institution has a critical role to play in the development of a more effective world order.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230274952
• Artikelnr.: 45964115

Autorenporträt

MARK CORNER is Lecturer in the Department of International Studies at University Brussels, Belgium. He previously taught at University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic and Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I: TOWARDS EUROPEAN UNION The Rise of the Nation-State From Nationalism to Supranationalism Managing Supranationalism PART II: OPTIONS FOR GLOBAL GOVERNANCE The United Nations Other Potential Global Authorities Other Regional Unions PART III: A GLOBAL UNION Current EU thinking A Global Sharing of Sovereignty A Copernican Revolution Notes Bibliography Index

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Introduction PART I: TOWARDS EUROPEAN UNION The Rise of the Nation-State From Nationalism to Supranationalism Managing Supranationalism PART II: OPTIONS FOR GLOBAL GOVERNANCE The United Nations Other Potential Global Authorities Other Regional Unions PART III: A GLOBAL UNION Current EU thinking A Global Sharing of Sovereignty A Copernican Revolution Notes Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

'This is a lucid, well-written, and courageous book that not only illuminates the difficult process of trying to make nation states co-exist in peace but also offers some very practical suggestions towards achieving that goal.' - Professor Theo D'Haen, Faculty of Arts, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium