The Idea of a European Superstate : Public Justification and European Integration - New Edition

Is there a justification for European integration? The Idea of a European Superstate examines this--the most basic--question raised by the European Union. In doing so, Glyn Morgan assesses the arguments put forward by eurosceptics and their critics. In a challenge to both sides of the debate, Morgan argues in support of a European superstate. Unless Europe forms a unitary sovereign state, Europe will remain, so he maintains, weak and dependent for its security on the United States. The Idea of a European Superstate reshapes the debate on European political integration. It throws down a gauntlet to eurosceptics and euro-enthusiasts alike. While employing the arguments of contemporary political philosophy and international relations, this book is written in an accessible fashion that anyone interested in European integration can understand. "Is there a justification for European integration? The Idea of a European Superstate examines this - the most basic - question raised by the European Union. In doing so, Glyn Morgan assesses the arguments put forward by euroskeptics and their critics. In a challenge to both sides of the debate, Morgan argues in support of a European superstate. Unless Europe forms a unitary sovereign state, Europe will remain, so he maintains, weak and dependent for its security on the United States. This book represents a unique effort by a political philosopher to examine the justification of European integration."--BOOK JACKET Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 CHAPTER 1 Justification......Page 39 CHAPTER 2 Nationalism......Page 60 CHAPTER 3 Euroscepticism......Page 71 CHAPTER 4 Welfare......Page 85 CHAPTER 5 Security......Page 104 CHAPTER 6 A Postsovereign Europe......Page 126 CHAPTER 7 A Sovereign Europe......Page 148 CONCLUSION......Page 173 Notes......Page 186 Afterword to the Paperback Edition......Page 214 C......Page 222 E......Page 223 J......Page 224 N......Page 225 S......Page 226 Z......Page 227 In THE SPRING OF 2001, Mr. Steven Thoburn, a greengrocer from Sun-derland in the northeast of England, was convicted in district court of selling one pound of bananas.