Engineering European Unity: The Quest for the Right Solution Across Centuries

The book explores the historical attempts to realize supranational patterns of governance in Europe since the Middle Ages, focusing on the nineteenth and twentieth-century organizational models of European unification. Éva Bóka argues that the struggle for the humanization of power with its democratic creative force has been the major driver of the development of the system of liberties and the idea of European unity.

Format: Hardback
Length: 254 pages
Publication date: 27 December 2022
Publisher: Central European University Press

The book explores the historical attempts to establish supranational governance patterns in Europe since the Middle Ages, with a primary focus on the nineteenth and twentieth-century organizational models of European unification. It utilizes a wealth of historical and legal sources for its analysis, while acknowledging the author's specific values. Éva Bóka argues that the pursuit of humanizing power, coupled with its democratic creative force, has been a central driving force behind the development of the system of liberties and the concept of European unity. The author's analysis of the historical process leading up to the Lisbon Treaty (2007), which recognizes common, shared, and supported competences, largely aligns with the author's values. The final part of the book examines whether the European Union can serve as a political and economic organizational model for other regions of the world.

The book explores the historical attempts to establish supranational governance patterns in Europe since the Middle Ages, with a primary focus on the nineteenth and twentieth-century organizational models of European unification. It utilizes a wealth of historical and legal sources for its analysis, while acknowledging the author's specific values. Éva Bóka argues that the pursuit of humanizing power, coupled with its democratic creative force, has been a central driving force behind the development of the system of liberties and the concept of European unity. The author's analysis of the historical process leading up to the Lisbon Treaty (2007), which recognizes common, shared, and supported competences, largely aligns with the author's values. The final part of the book examines whether the European Union can serve as a political and economic organizational model for other regions of the world.

Weight: 513g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789633865989