European Republicanism : Combining Political Theory with Economic Rationale /

This book presents current theories of European integration, such as federalism, neo-functionalism and liberal intergovernmentalism with their strengths and weaknesses. It is then argued that the combination of republican theory with public good theory, the res publica of public goods, could better...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zimmermann, Thilo (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:	1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:	European Economic Community literature. Welfare economics. Political science. Europe-History-1492-. Political philosophy. European Integration. Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy. Political Science. History of Modern Europe. Political Philosophy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
Part I: Shortcomings of Current Theories of EI
2. Federalism, Sovereignty and Modernity
3. The Obsolescence of Neo-Functionalism
4. Liberalism: Do Economics Drive EI?
5: How to Solve the Problems of EI-Theory?
Part II: European Republicanism
6. Approaches to a European Republic
7. A Political Philosophy of Public Goods
Part III: Overcoming the Problems of EI-Theory
8: Sovereignty and Monetary Integration
9. Externalities caused by a Common Factor Market
10. What drives European Integration?
11. Conclusions.