The State of Europe: Transformations of Statehood from a European Perspective

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Sonja Puntscher Riekmann, Monika Mokre, Michael Latzer
Campus Verlag, 2004 - 358 pages
While globalization affects the sovereignty of every nation-state, European countries face special challenges due to the emergence of the European Union. The State of Europe explores the transformation of ideas of statehood in light of the EU's continued development, including rapidly changing notions of democracy, representation, and citizenship alongside major shifts in economic regulation. This book will be an essential guide for students and teachers of economics, political science, and international relations, as well as anyone interested in the expanding role of the EU worldwide.
 

Contents

The State of Europe
9
The Fate of the State
33
The Transformation of the State in the Digital
51
The European Union and Recent Transformations in Statehood
75
Economic Liberalism and Political Democracy in Europe
95
Towards a European Democracy
117
On State
153
Citizenship and Territorial Borders
170
Transparency as a Mechanism of Governance in Financial Systems
217
The Making and Breaking of Reputational Governance
237
Self and CoRegulation as Indicators of a Transformed Statehood
266
Information Commitment and the Transformation
289
WTO
306
The Role of the Highest Judiciary
329
The Future of Europe
349
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Plurinational Democracy and the European Order
195

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About the author (2004)

Cornelia Bruell and Monika Mokre are researchers at the Institute for European Integration Research in Vienna. Markus Pausch is a researcher at the Centre for Futures Studies in Salzburg, Austria.

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