Altiero Spinelli and Federalism in Europe and in the World
Author: Lucio Levi
Publisher: Franco Angeli
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 188
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EU Federalism and Constitutionalism
Author: Andrew Glencross
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010-10-21
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 0739133365
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEU Federalism and Constitutionalism: The Legacy of Altiero Spinelli, edited by Andrew Glencross and Alexander H. Trechsel, represents the first book-length study of the travails of the implementation of federalism at the European level from the perspective of Altiero Spinelli's ideas and his political life, which were both devoted to a federally united Europe. It is also a timely publication given the protracted struggle to implement a new EU institutional architecture—the 2009 Lisbon Treaty—that is already being tested by the fallout from the global financial crisis. This fallout has brought into stark relief the tensions within the EU over the question of enhancing solidarity and federal unity or remaining a looser association of sovereign states. Hence by examining the successes and failures of federalism within the EU system, the book seeks to explain not only how the EU has reached its current impasse but also how it may fare in the future. To achieve this objective, the book takes an interdisciplinary approach that covers all three dimensions of the European project: historical, legal, and political. In this fashion, Andrew Glencross and Alexander H. Trechsel's EU Federalism and Constitutionalism: The Legacy of Altiero Spinelli offers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the history, evolution, and future of federal principles and institutions in the European integration process.
EU Federalism and Constitutionalism
Author: Andrew Glencross
Publisher:
Published: 2010
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFederalist Thinking
Author: Lucio Levi
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 276
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFederalist Thinking is an attempt to achieve a synthesis among several intellectual contributions in order to reassess the nature of federalism. Professor Lucio Levi points out unobserved relationships among classical thinkers belonging to distant, and generally unrelated, cultural areas. These areas include political and constitutional thinking (from The Federalist Papers to Kenneth Wheare), international relations, philosophy (Immanuel Kant), law, economics (Lionel Robbins and Luigi Einaudi), and history (John R. Seeley and John Fiske). The study also explores the federalist aspect of different political tendencies such as liberalism, democracy, socialism, communism and nationalism (Giuseppe Mazzini). The most recent development of federalism is the trend to become an independent political behavior, represented by towering personalities such as Altiero Spinelli and Albert Einstein, who were among the founders respectively of the movements for European and world unification. A concise and comprehensive account of the development of federalism from its starting point in history to present, this book focuses on disparaging theories and delves into that history.
Federalism and European Union
Author: Michael Burgess
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-04-10
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 1134987595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most frequent criticisms levelled at the European Community is the discrepancy between federalist rhetoric and the intergovernmental response: between its ideological aspirations and contemporary political reality. The federalist heritage of the European Community has become discredited by contemporary political thinkers, and yet it still forms an important part of the community's ideological foundations. Within this book the contrasting theories of Spinelli and Monnet are subjected to rigorous criticism, examining the benefits and pitfalls of their proposals for a unified Europe, and the probability of the gap between theory and actuality ever being bridged in the future.
Federalism and European Union
Author: Michael Burgess
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 0415004985
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most frequent criticisms levelled at the European Community is the discrepancy between federalist rhetoric and the intergovernmental response: between its ideological aspirations and contemporary political reality. The federalist heritage of the European Community has become discredited by contemporary political thinkers, and yet it still forms an important part of the community's ideological foundations. Within this book the contrasting theories of Spinelli and Monnet are subjected to rigorous criticism, examining the benefits and pitfalls of their proposals for a unified Europe, and the probability of the gap between theory and actuality ever being bridged in the future.
Altiero Spinelli and British Federalists
Author: William Henry Beveridge Baron Beveridge
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 176
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the twentieth century closes, this book looks at one important strand of political thought - federalism - which at one time seemed utopian but which has now found its expression in the European Union. The Federal Trust has brought together the seminal writings of three eminent European federalists: William Beveridge, Lionel Robins and Altiero Spinelli. Bold and far-sighted in their time, the philosophy and proposals of theses men still resonate with those who are committed today to democratic European unification. John Pinder, a prominent post-war federalist, introduces each of the authors and describes their connections. His introduction establishes the historical context clearly and accurately. Pinder writes: ""It is to be hoped that this book on the British and italian origin of post-war federal is thinking, and on some examples of the way in which federal principles have been applied in the development of the European Community and Union, will contribute to a better understanding of these principles and of ways in which they can inform the Union's future."" This book, which republishes the historic writings often for the first time, will be a rich and useful source for students and practitioners of the process of European unification.
The Ashgate Research Companion to Federalism
Author: Ann Ward
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-01
Total Pages: 688
ISBN-13: 1317043448
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensive research companion examines the theory, practice and historical development of the principle of federalism from the ancient period to the contemporary world. It provides a range of interpretations and integrates theoretical and practical aspects of federalism studies more fully than is usually the case. The volume identifies and examines nascent conceptions of the federal idea in ancient and medieval history and political thought before considering the roots of modern federalism in the ideas of a number of important European political theorists of the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. The contributors focus on the development and institutionalization of the principle of federalism in the American Republic and examine the historical development and central policy debates surrounding European federalism. The final sections investigate contemporary debates about theories of federalism and regional experiences of federalism in a global context including Africa, India, Australia, the Middle East, and North and South America. The scope and range of this volume is unparalleled; it will provide the reader with a firm understanding of federalism as issues of federalism promise to play an ever more important role in shaping our world.
Visions Of European Unity
Author: Philomena Murray
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-06-18
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1000009831
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSurveying the ideals and visions held by the founders of the European Community, this timely book also assesses the concepts and theories surrounding the European Union today. This volume is the first to explore the theoretical cleavages among Monnet, Spinelli, the federalists, and the functionalists together with the views of the Socialist, Labour
