The Uniting of Europe: Political, Social, and Economic Forces, 1950-1957 (Contemporary European Politics and Society)

The University of Notre Dame Press is pleased to bring Ernst Haas’s classic work on European integration, The Uniting of Europe , back into print. First published in 1958 and last printed in 1968, this seminal volume is the starting point for anyone interested in the pre-history of the European Union. Haas uses the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) as a case study of the community formation processes that occur across traditional national and state boundaries. Haas points to the ECSC as an example of an organization with the “power to redirect the loyalties and expectations of political actors.” In this pathbreaking book Haas contends that, based on his observations of the actual integration process, the idea of a “united Europe” took root in the years immediately following World War II. His careful and rigorous analysis tracks the development of the ECSC, including, in his 1968 preface, a discussion of the eventual loss of the individual identity of the ECSC through its absorption into the new European Community. Featuring a new introduction by Haas analyzing the impact of his book over time, as well as an updated bibliography, The Uniting of Europe is a must-have for political scientists and historians of modern and contemporary Europe. This book is the inaugural volume of Notre Dame’s new Contemporary European Politics and Society Series. Foreword / Desmond Dinan -- Introduction : Institutionalism Or Constructivism? / Ernst B. Haas -- Pt. 1. Integration : Ideology And Institutions -- 1. Community And Integration -- 2. The Nature Of Supranationality -- 3. The Common Market In Operation -- Pt. 2. Processes Of Integration At The National Level -- 4. Political Parties : 1952 And 1957 -- 5. Trade Associations : 1952 And 1957 -- 6. Trade Unions : 1952 And 1957 -- 7. The Conduct Of Member Governments -- Pt. 3. Processes Of Integration At The Supranational Level -- 8. The Expansive Logic Of Sector Integration -- 9. Supranational Trade Associations -- 10. Supranational Trade Unions -- 11. Supranational Political Parties -- 12. The High Authority : Independent Federal Executive? -- 13. New Forms Of Intergovernmental Co-operation. Ernst B. Haas ; Foreword By Desmond Dinan ; New Introduction By Ernst B. Haas. Originally Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1958. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [529]-536) And Index. Cover 1 Half title 2 Series page 3 Title page 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 CONTENTS 8 FOREWORD 12 INTRODUCTION 16 AUTHOR'S PREFACE, 1968 60 PREFACE 80 ABBREVIATIONS 88 Part One: INTEGRATION: IDEOLOGY AND INSTITUTIONS 90 1. COMMUNITY AND INTEGRATION 92 2. THE NATURE OF SUPRANATIONALITY 121 3. THE COMMON MARKET IN OPERATION 149 Part Two: PROCESSES OF INTEGRATION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL 200 4. POLITICAL PARTIES: 1952 AND 1957 202 5. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: 1952 AND 1957 251 6. TRADE UNIONS: 1952 AND 1957 303 7. THE CONDUCT OF MEMBER GOVERNMENTS 329 Part Three: PROCESSES OF INTEGRATION AT THE SUPRANATIONAL LEVEL 370 8. THE EXPANSIVE LOGIC OF SECTOR INTEGRATION 372 9. SUPRANATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 407 10. SUPRANATIONAL TRADE UNIONS 444 11. SUPRANATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES 479 12. THE HIGH AUTHORITY: INDEPENDENT FEDERAL EXECUTIVE? 540 13. NEW FORMS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL CO-OPERATION 575 BIBLIOGRAPHY 618 INDEX 626