Synopses & Reviews
How should the EU understand its relation to the wider world? As a unique institution based on the limited sharing of sovereignty, how should it attempt to present that uniqueness to others? This book argues that the EU should support a Global Union, built up like itself from small beginnings and based on a limited sharing of sovereignty.
About the Author
MARK CORNER is a Lecturer at University Brussels, Belgium. He previously taught at University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic and University of Leuven, Belgium.
Table of Contents
A Practical Proposal
The Rise Of The Nation-State
From Nationalism To Supranationalism
Supranationalism Takes Root
The United Nations
Regional Unions
Potential Global Authorities
The Eu And The Near Abroad: Lessons From Failure
The Nature Of A Global Union
How Practical?
Notes
Bibliography
Index