PHYSICS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Neofunctionalism, Supranational Union, Social Fact
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L5 theories of integration and governance in the eu. We are using theories when searching for understanding to the issues the eu face: haas (1958, neo-functionalist): the european integration process is the decomposition of old nations and the evolution of a larger polity . However, this can happen without a complete transformation of the territorial organization of the state . Necessity to interpret social facts: there is not one true story about social life. Eu is a highly complex organisation impossible to capture by just one approach. Pesco : eu member states engage in common projects and build up stronger defense, social systems . Better to let thousands flowers blew than reduce to one flower : different approaches on european integration are tools to understand eu integration. I"m not an inter-governmentalist, or neo-functionalist it is not a matter of faith or identity. The goal is to choose the theory that is the best to understand a problem.
