Essays about: "European Union as a federal state"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words European Union as a federal state.

  1. 6. A Federal Vision of Europe? - Or Just Xenophobia? An Analysis of the Motives Behind the French No to Turkish EU-accession

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Ewers; [2008]
    Keywords : French foreign politics; EU-enlargement; Turkey; European integration; identity; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay contains an analysis of the motives behind the French no to Turkish membership in the EU. By examining different analytical approaches to European integration and by establishing motives, the study seeks to explain why France is against the membership. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Legitimacy of the EU : Different approaches of how to treat legitimacy within the EU

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Ellen Källberg; [2007]
    Keywords : EU; Legitimacy; Democracy; Intergovernmentalism; Nonmajoritarian democracy; Deliberative democracy; Federal Europe; EU; Legitimitet; Demokrati; Mellanstatlighet; Icke majoritetsdemokrati; Deliberativ demokrati; Federalt Europa;

    Abstract : The nation state has over time become the natural locus for democracy and consequently also legitimate governance. Both concepts have been developed within the nation state and are therefore considered closely connected to it. Nation states are, however, not the only actor on the international arena anymore. READ MORE

  4. 8. A Dynamic Europe - An Analysis of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Schnaider; [2006]
    Keywords : Allmän rättslära; EG-rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In the spring of 2005, the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe (CT) was rejected in French and Dutch referenda. The document, that was to lead the recently expanded European Union (EU) into the future, was instead put on pause for reflection. READ MORE

  5. 9. Legal Framework and Selected Problems of Public Procurement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Waser; [2003]
    Keywords : European Affairs; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate certain aspects of the legal relationship between the EC and Switzerland in the field of public procurement. Public procurement can be defined as the purchase of goods, services, works and supplies by public authorities and enterprises. READ MORE

  6. 10. Europe under Reconstruction - A Study on the Idea of a Constitution for the European Union

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Dahlström; [2003]
    Keywords : EG-rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The European project has, since its birth in the 1950´s, transformed into a supranational organization with strong constitutional features. The current legal order of the Union has developed into a complex system that is hard to comprehend. Together with the enlargement eastwards, the need for a simplified European Treaty has been intensified. READ MORE