{"product_id":"europe-day-how-european-integration-got-started-9783631884645","title":"Europe Day: How European Integration Got Started","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne might be forgiven for thinking that the founding of The European Union is not\u003cbr\u003eexactly the stu that myths are made of? Not at all, for here it comes – though it is\u003cbr\u003enot a myth, but a real story that only sounds like a myth: The 9th of May 1950 was the\u003cbr\u003eday when the destiny of European integration (began to take) took shape, with the\u003cbr\u003edeclaration by the French foreign Minister Robert Schuman, aiming at the creation of\u003cbr\u003ea European Coal and Steel Community. One can retrace the events of these historical\u003cbr\u003emoments day by day, sometimes hour by hour, the main actors emerging with highly\u003cbr\u003eanimated proles, the tension mounting to thrilling heights – but nally the solution\u003cbr\u003eis found! And this solution is, as much as it seems pragmatic, nothing less than\u003cbr\u003erevolutionary: It is – to use the words of the French foreign minister himself! – the\u003cbr\u003erst “breach into national sovereignty”. The political system of the EU can be traced\u003cbr\u003edirectly back to this initial moment.\u003cbr\u003eOnce the story of the 9th of May 1950 is told, one can contemplate it from dierent\u003cbr\u003eangles and learn a lot: What about the relationship between the external pressure\u003cbr\u003eof the Allies on France, in order to prepare for a common defense line of the Western\u003cbr\u003ebloc – and the intra-European, Franco-German desire to overcome their old conicts\u003cbr\u003eand reach a fair tradeo of interests? What about the relationship between economics\u003cbr\u003eand politics – was and is European integration mainly an economic project or does\u003cbr\u003eit ultimately aim at a political union? And maybe the most dicult question: Would\u003cbr\u003eothers have taken dierent decisions from those of Jean Monnet, Robert Schuman\u003cbr\u003eand Konrad Adenauer? Could they have? And if it was their own free will to decide as\u003cbr\u003ethey did, what led them to do so?\u003cbr\u003eThis book tells the story of the 9th of May, and the days leading up to it – and reects\u003cbr\u003eon the signicance of this historical moment, our “Europe Day”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of contents - Part 1 People and events - I Jean Monnet, the inventor and his plan (14– 28 April 1950) - II Robert Schuman – the plan enters the political stage (1 to 8 May) - III Europe Day - IV The controversy on 9 May - V Schuman’s speech - VI After 9 May - Part 2 Rethinking the Schuman plan I Blocs versus continent? External (extra- European) and intra- European motives for integration II Economics or politics? Was the launch of European integration more an economic move or was it motivated by political objectives? - III Management or politics? Was the European Coal and Steel Community a project for pragmatic market management or a genuine political project? - IV Federation or international organization? What kind of political system is the European Community\/ Union? - V Interests or values? Was European integration more marked by shared values or was it about balancing interests? - VI Structures and people “Were structural constraints or the free choice of individuals decisive for the path towards European integration?” Conclusions European integration then and now","brand":"Peter Lang AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51044563157335,"sku":"9783631884645","price":25.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783631884645.jpg?v=1750962026","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/europe-day-how-european-integration-got-started-9783631884645","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}