Schütze, Robert (2016) 'Two-and-a-half ways of thinking about the European Union.', Politique européene., 53 (3). pp. 28-37.
Abstract
This article argues that the sui generis theory is a ‘negative’ and ‘unhistorical’ theory. It lacks explanatory value for it is based on a conceptual tautology (Hay, 1966, 37): the European Union is… . what it is; and it is not.… what it is not! Second, the sui generis theory moreover only views the Union in negative terms – it is neither international organisation nor Federal State – and thus indirectly perpetuates the conceptual foundations of the Westphalian tradition. Is there a better way of thinking about the European Union? This article argues that ‘federal’ thinking provides a rich key to unlocking the nature of the European Union.
Item Type: | Article |
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Full text: | Publisher-imposed embargo (AM) Accepted Manuscript File format - PDF (296Kb) |
Status: | Peer-reviewed |
Publisher Web site: | https://doi.org/10.3917/poeu.053.0028 |
Date accepted: | 19 July 2016 |
Date deposited: | 28 July 2016 |
Date of first online publication: | 2016 |
Date first made open access: | No date available |
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