| Flexible Europe: Differentiated Integration, Fairness, and Democracy Contributor(s): Bellamy, Richard (Author), Kröger, Sandra (Author), Lorimer, Marta (Author) |
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ISBN: 1529219922 ISBN-13: 9781529219920 Publisher: Bristol University Press OUR PRICE: $79.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Intergovernmental Organizations - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - Political Science | World - European |
| Dewey: 341.242 |
| LCCN: 2021385633 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 8" (0.72 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The European Union (EU) is often portrayed as sacrificing national diversity for European unity. This book explores the alternative of a flexible EU based on differentiated rather than uniform integration. The authors combine normative theory with empirical research on political party actors to assess the desirability and political acceptability of differentiated integration as a means of accommodating heterogeneity in the EU. They examine the circumstances and institutional design needed for flexibility to promote rather than undermine fairness and democracy within and between member states. |