Political Science 2231E Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: President Of The European Commission, Voting In The Council Of The European Union, North American Free Trade Agreement

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2231E
• Professor: Nigmendra Narain

Document Summary

All contain a struggle between the contradictory forces of nationalism and supranationalism. Transnational actors bridge national borders creating new avenues of interdependence among states. Transnational issues are processes that force states to work together because they cannot manage to solve the issue alone. Attempts to explain why states choose supranationalism. International integration refers to the process by which supranational institutions replace national ones the gradual shifting upward of sovereignty from state to regional or global structures: nafta or wto. Most successful types of integration are the european union (eu) Integration challenged the realist assumption that states were strictly autonomous and would never yield power or sovereignty. European movements towards integration can be explain by functionalism growth of specialized technical organizations that cross national borders. States seek practical means to fulfill necessary functions such as delivering mail from one country to another or utilizing rivers that cross borders.