Creating European Citizens Contributor(s): Maas, Willem (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742554864 ISBN-13: 9780742554863 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Governments around the world traditionally distinguish insiders (citizens) from outsiders (foreigners). Yet citizens of European Union now have at least two citizenships that of their member state and that of Europe. Over the past half century an extensive set of supranational rights has been created in Europe that removes member governments' authority to privilege their own citizens, a hallmark of sovereignty. European citizenship not only provides individuals with choices about where to live and work but also forces governments to respect those choices. Explaining this innovationwhy states cede their sovereignty and eradicate or redefine the boundaries of the political community by including foreignersthis book analyzes the development of European citizenship and the evolution of supranational rights. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Freedom - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship - Political Science | World - European |
Dewey: 323.609 |
LCCN: 2006031617 |
Series: Europe Today |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.21" W x 8.94" (0.63 lbs) 190 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Exploring a key aspect of European integration, this clear and thoughtful book considers the remarkable experiment with common rights and citizenship in the EU. Governments around the world traditionally distinguish insiders (citizens) from outsiders (foreigners). Yet over the past half-century, an extensive set of supranational rights has been created in Europe that removes member governments' authority to privilege their own citizens, a hallmark of sovereignty. The culmination of supranational rights, European citizenship not only provides individuals with choices about where to live and work but also forces governments to respect those choices. Explaining this innovation-why states cede their sovereignty and eradicate or redefine the boundaries of the political community by including "foreigners"-Willem Maas analyzes the development of European citizenship within the larger context of the evolution of rights. Imagining more than simply a free trade market, the goal of building a "broader and deeper community among peoples" with a "destiny henceforward shared"-creating European citizens-has informed European integration since its origins. The author argues that its success or failure will not only determine the future of Europe but will also provide lessons for political integration elsewhere. |