Stability without statehood
lessons from Europe's history before the sovereign state
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Author
Publication
2011 - Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire, England
Language
English
Word Count
55,750 words, Guess
Page Count
223 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivestabilitywithout00hald
- ISBN-100230273556
- ISBN-139780230273559
- Library of Congress Control Number2011011816
- OCLC Control Number706020218
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780230273559
- Open LibraryOL25010850M
Classifications
- DDC320.1
- LCCJC11 .H29 2011
- LCCJC11-607B65JZ2-6530J
Description
The way the sovereign state is taken for granted in political theory prevents an explanation of historical and contemporary organizations and phenomena different from this ideal type. Peter Halden bypasses the state and the problems it causes by constructing an understanding of politics and a research model based on classical and early modern republican political theory. This enables historical analysis without anachronism and a new interpretation of the European Union. By comparing the EU with the Holy Roman Empire (1648-1763) and the antebellum United States (1776-1865), he explains that the EU's international weakness is a result of its strength as a security system that stabilizes Europe. The author argues that continued American support and embedding in NATO is necessary in order for the EU to act on the world stage and to stabilize Europe in the long run. Through these theoretical innovations, he explores alternatives to state-building in the Third World. -- Publisher description.
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