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Few international organizations embody the idea of historical
progress as strongly as the European Union (EU). This book
addresses the main shortcoming of treating EU as a vehicle of
progress and political unity between European countries: the
disregard of such an approach for the underlying diversity of the
European continent. Critically examining the meta-ideology
underpinning European integration, the author studies the
implications of Europe's heterogeneity, disagreements over European
policies, and of pluralism of values for the EU's governance. The
book revisits legacies of post-communist transitions and the role
played by international economic and political integration in
Eastern Europe - as well as the implications of the EU's
enlargements for the EU's governance. The result is a novel,
polycentric perspective on the EU's governance. Policy
practitioners, commentators, and other opinion leaders as well as
academics and students interested in applied political economy and
European studies will value this extensive exploration of Governing
the EU in an Age of Division.
Countering our divisive times, this innovative book makes the
conservative case in favor of international organizations and
cooperation. Dalibor Rohac persuasively argues that far from
undermining national sovereignty, the mechanisms of international
cooperation have been instrumental to humankind’s freedom,
prosperity, and peace. Moreover, he shows that unlike the
caricature of international cooperation as a top-down imposition,
in reality it is characterized by extreme institutional diversity.
Its structures have typically emerged from the bottom up, in
response to concrete challenges transcending national borders.
Moving beyond empty political rhetoric, Rohac's meticulous research
and clear analysis assess and explains the strengths, flaws, and
relevant trade-offs of different forms of global governance. A
powerful rebuttal to the temptations of nationalist populism, his
work is a call to arms for thoughtful people on the center right to
defend the central tenets of the post-WWII international order.
Countering our divisive times, this innovative book makes the
conservative case in favor of international organizations and
cooperation. Dalibor Rohac persuasively argues that far from
undermining national sovereignty, the mechanisms of international
cooperation have been instrumental to humankind’s freedom,
prosperity, and peace. Moreover, he shows that unlike the
caricature of international cooperation as a top-down imposition,
in reality it is characterized by extreme institutional diversity.
Its structures have typically emerged from the bottom up, in
response to concrete challenges transcending national borders.
Moving beyond empty political rhetoric, Rohac's meticulous research
and clear analysis assess and explains the strengths, flaws, and
relevant trade-offs of different forms of global governance. A
powerful rebuttal to the temptations of nationalist populism, his
work is a call to arms for thoughtful people on the center right to
defend the central tenets of the post-WWII international order.
In today's Europe, deep cracks are showing in the system of
political cooperation that was designed to prevent the geopolitical
catastrophes that ravaged the continent in the first half of the
twentieth century. Europeans are haunted, once again, by the
specters of nationalism, fascism, and economic protectionism.
Instead of sounding the alarm, many conservatives have become
cheerleaders for the demise of the European Union (EU). This
compelling book represents the first systematic attempt to justify
the European project from a free-market, conservative viewpoint.
Although many of their criticisms are justified, Dalibor Rohac
contends that Euroskeptics are playing a dangerous game. Their
rejection of European integration places them in the unsavory
company of nationalists, left-wing radicals, and Putin apologists.
Their defense of the nation-state against Brussels, furthermore, is
ahistorical. He convincingly shows that the flourishing of
democracy and free markets in Europe has gone hand in hand with the
integration project. Europe's pre-EU past, in contrast, was marked
by a series of geopolitical calamities. When British voters make
their decision in June, they should remember that while Brexit
would not be a political or economic disaster for the United
Kingdom, it would not solve any of the problems that the "Leavers"
associate with EU membership. Worse yet, its departure from the
European Union would strengthen the centrifugal forces that are
already undermining Europe's ability to solve the multitude of
political, economic, and security challenges plaguing the continent
today. Instead of advocating for the end of the EU, Rohac argues
that conservatives must come to the rescue of the integration
project by helping to reduce the EU's democratic deficit and
turning it into an engine of economic dynamism and prosperity. For
the author's video on Brexit, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFReUnO05Fo
In today's Europe, deep cracks are showing in the system of
political cooperation that was designed to prevent the geopolitical
catastrophes that ravaged the continent in the first half of the
twentieth century. Europeans are haunted, once again, by the
specters of nationalism, fascism, and economic protectionism.
Instead of sounding the alarm, many conservatives have become
cheerleaders for the demise of the European Union (EU). This
compelling book represents the first systematic attempt to justify
the European project from a free-market, conservative viewpoint.
Although many of their criticisms are justified, Dalibor Rohac
contends that Euroskeptics are playing a dangerous game. Their
rejection of European integration places them in the unsavory
company of nationalists, left-wing radicals, and Putin apologists.
Their defense of the nation-state against Brussels, furthermore, is
ahistorical. He convincingly shows that the flourishing of
democracy and free markets in Europe has gone hand in hand with the
integration project. Europe's pre-EU past, in contrast, was marked
by a series of geopolitical calamities. When British voters make
their decision in June, they should remember that while Brexit
would not be a political or economic disaster for the United
Kingdom, it would not solve any of the problems that the "Leavers"
associate with EU membership. Worse yet, its departure from the
European Union would strengthen the centrifugal forces that are
already undermining Europe's ability to solve the multitude of
political, economic, and security challenges plaguing the continent
today. Instead of advocating for the end of the EU, Rohac argues
that conservatives must come to the rescue of the integration
project by helping to reduce the EU's democratic deficit and
turning it into an engine of economic dynamism and prosperity. For
the author's video on Brexit, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFReUnO05Fo
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