L'UE du Vingt-et-Unième Siècle: La fin des idéaux fédéralistes des Pères fondateurs?

The EU has as its motto 'United in Diversity.' To what extent does reality reflect this federal ideal as inscribed in the European treaties? Although the Lisbon Treaty introduces reforms and legitimizes processes that reinforced the federal character of the European project, it remains difficult at...

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Published in:French Politics, Culture & Society Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 19 - 42
Main Author: Petit, Isabelle
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Published: Berghahn Books Summer2011
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        EUROPEAN UNION
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