<P>The challenges that space poses for political theory are profound. Yet until now, the exploration and utilization of space has generally reflected β but not challenged β the political patterns and impulses which characterized twentieth-century politics and International Relations. This edited vol
International Relations Theory and the Politics of European Integration Power, Security and Community
β Scribed by Morten Kelstrup, Michael Williams
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 321
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
International Relations Theory and the Politics of European Integration focuses on the roles of community, power and security, within the European Union. It features contributions from highly respected international scholars, and covers subjects such as:
Β· sovereignty and European integration
Β· the EU and the politics of migration
Β· the internationalisation of military security
Β· the EU as a security actor
Β· money, finance and power
Β· the quest for legitimacy with regards to EU enlargement.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of illustrations
Notes on contributors
Preface
Introduction: integration and the politics of community in the New Europe
1 Europe is not where it is supposed to be
2 International theory and European integration
3 European communities in a neo-medieval global polity: the dilemmas of fairyland?
4 The art of war and the construction of peace: toward a virtual theory of international relations
5 Sovereignty, anarchy and law in Europe: when legal norms turn into political facts
6 Gendered communities: the ambiguous attraction of Europe
7 Contested community: migration and the question of the political in the EU
8 When two become one: internal and external securitisations in Europe
9 The European Central Bank and the problem of authority
10 'And never the twain shall meet?' The EU's quest for legitimacy and enlargement
11 The EU as a security actor: reflections from a pessimistic constructivist on post-sovereign security orders
Index
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