REGNRSG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Treaty Establishing The European Defence Community, Economic Integration, European Economic Community
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Problem statement: how good was european integration in the years following the second world war: the need for rebuilding after the war, difference between integration and cooperation. In churchill"s zurich speech he said britain would be separate of the united states of. It had adequate supplies of coal also did not want to accept the condition of the agreement: supranationalism (as britain was finally nationalizing) Isolationist: britain"s glory days were during imperialism (where they had a lot of power) European policy community (epc) failed goal: to provide a democratic dimension to the. Western european union: it acted as a bridge between the nato and the ec its goal was to forge a european security and defense identity. Functionalism: one thing will lead to another, no tax borders: spillover effect, gradual integration. Federalism: overall goal from the start that shapes the rest more encompassing legal framework: concrete integration, set of rules established that lead to integration, supranationalism.
