INR 2001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Treaty Establishing The European Defence Community, Robert Schuman, Schuman Declaration

• School: FIU
• Department: International Relations
• Course: INR 2001
• Professor: Danijela Felendes

Document Summary

International integration: states/ people coming together , the process which super national institutions replace national one. Sources: super nationals organizations, larger institutions and grouping such as eu which state or national identity is subordinate, technological change, specially the revolution in information technologies. Nearly 500 million citizens: equals u. s. economy in gdp. Post world war ii: decimated by war. Robert schuman (french foreign minister) and jean monnet. Schuman plan: six ecsc states signed treaty in 1952 to create a european defense community, french parliament failed to ratify, britain refused to join, european leaders to continue unification of europe on the economic front alone; economic cooperation. Treaty of rome, 1951: meeting in june, launched negotiations of two treaties, european economic community, common market, free movement of good, people, capital, and services. European atomic energy community: use of nuclear energy for peaceful purpose. The six signed the treaty of rome in 1957.