PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Western European Union, Marshall Plan, Civil Society
28 Nov 2016
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Know the difference between democratic & republicans. Citizens of uk voted on june 23rd 2016, 52% to 48% to leave the eu. The referendum was organized as non-binding and advisory. : nationalism, concern about migration and immigration (discomfort with increasing diversity - serian reffugees), rejection of the politics establishments (parties that have had power for a long period of time) Soft-brexit: giving priority to the single market including free movement of workers and a pl. Origins of european integration: post ww2 - cold war. Marshall plan: billion of american cash to help rebuild europe. 1948: brussels creates western european union (britain, france, netherlands, European integration should be based on a pooling of sovereignty rather than intergovernmental agreements. Making democracy work requires informed and active citizens who: understand how politics works, follow the issues, know how to voce their interests in the political process, act collectively, can hold public officials accountable.
