PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Amsterdam Treaty, Treaty Establishing The European Defence Community, European Political Cooperation
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The rise of a new europe: the history of european integration, 1945-2014 555-578p. League of nations collective security" -> united nations formed in 1945. Emergence of continental or regional supra-governmental organizations that aimed at the development of economic, social and even political integration. European economy community [eec] in 1958 -> european community [ec] -> european union [eu] Idea of integration of europe into one unity not new romans, napoleon, hitler. What was new to the post-1945 era was the idea of integration based on principles of democratic governance and common markets bringing strength through unity on the contrary to ussr and usa. From the second world war to the rome treaty. Council of europe, 1949: pan-european body set up to protect democratic principles and sponsor the integration of legal norm. The european convention of human rights in 1950 and the european court of human rights.