{"product_id":"democracy-and-federalism-in-the-european-union-and-the-united-states-9780415333924","title":"Democracy and Federalism in the European Union","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe European Union - a supranational system with its own institutional characteristics and autonomy - has a structure and functional logic which are more similar to those of the US than those of European nation states. Yet, by and large, the EU and the US tend to be analyzed more as potential geopolitical and economic rivals or allies than compared as institutional peers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy bringing together some of the most influential political scientists and historians to compare the European and American experiences of federalism, \u003cem\u003eDemocracy and Federalism in the European Union and the United States\u003c\/em\u003e explores the future development, and seeks a better understanding, of a post-national European Union democracy. This book consists of three core parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the EU has developed and the implications of the process of European federalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe features of American federalism, tracing the intellectual debate that led to the approval of the American federal cons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface About the authors Introduction Part 1: The EU from Federalist Projects to a Supranational Polity Part 2: Features and Problems of the US Federal Polity Part 3: Market, State and Social Rights in the EU and US Part 4: The Constitutional Challenges of a Supranational Polity \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402094551383,"sku":"9780415333924","price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415333924.jpg?v=1730479396","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democracy-and-federalism-in-the-european-union-and-the-united-states-9780415333924","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}