THE NEXT EUROPEAN EMPIRE?

This paper proposes to use the concept of empire for the analysis the European integration process. From a methodological point of view, this concept is an invitation to reintroduce in EU studies the comparative approach as well as long-term history. This paper also leads to a detailed reflection on...

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Published inEuropean societies Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 627 - 647
Main Author Gravier, Magali
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2009
Subjects
Comparative analysis
empire
Empires
Europe
European integration
European Union
History
Imperialism
International relations theory
Political economy
State building
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Summary:This paper proposes to use the concept of empire for the analysis the European integration process. From a methodological point of view, this concept is an invitation to reintroduce in EU studies the comparative approach as well as long-term history. This paper also leads to a detailed reflection on the concept of empire itself and proposes a modernized definition of it. The use of this concept enables to shed a new light on the EU and some of its policies. If the EU cannot be considered an empire, it can nonetheless be said that it is undergoing a process of imperialization. This raises the question of the transformation of the European project and to the consequences of this transformation.
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ISSN:1461-6696
1469-8307
DOI:10.1080/14616690902785687