Did we get it wrong? The true meaning of European federalism
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- 作者：Federico Ottavio Reho
- 关键词：Federalism ; European integration ; Regionalism ; UK renegotiation ; Institutional competition ; Welfare state
- 刊名：European View
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：June 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：14
- 期：1
- 页码：85-92
- 全文大小：624 KB
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1. Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Rue du Commerce 20, 1000, Brussels, Belgium - 刊物主题：Political Science, general; Sociology, general; European Integration; International Economics;
- 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- ISSN：1865-5831
文摘
This article reflects on the meaning of European federalism. Although many enthusiasts of European unity have referred to their vision as ‘federalist- very little systematic analysis of what European federalism means and implies has been carried out. The result has been a tendency in the pro-European debate to identify the federalisation of Europe with the transfer of more and more powers to the EU level and the eventual creation of a continental state-like polity. This article argues that such a tendency is not in line with the proper and historical meaning of federation, a polity whose political and institutional logic is completely at odds with that of the modern nation state. The latter is characterised by an emphasis on institutional hierarchy, bureaucratic uniformity and economic controls, while the former encourages institutional competition, societal diversity and economic openness. This article concludes that embracing a clearly articulated federalist doctrine could help pro-European forces, most notably the pro-European right, to recover a sense of purpose and successfully meet many of the present challenges in European integration.