Restricted Access
Compound republics as viable political systems : a comparison of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation and the European Union
Loading...
Files
PDF in Restricted Access
License
Cadmus Permanent Link
Full-text via DOI
ISBN
ISSN
Issue Date
Type of Publication
Keyword(s)
LC Subject Heading
State, The; State, The -- History; Republicanism -- History; Republicanism -- History -- Case studies; Political stability -- History; Political stability -- History -- Case studies; Holy Roman Empire -- History -- 1648-1804; Holy Roman Empire -- History -- 1648-1804; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865; European Union -- History
Other Topic(s)
EUI Research Cluster(s)
Initial version
Published version
Succeeding version
Preceding version
Published version part
Earlier different version
Initial format
Author(s)
Citation
Florence : European University Institute, 2006
EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Cite
HALDÉN, Peter, Compound republics as viable political systems : a comparison of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation and the European Union, Florence : European University Institute, 2006, EUI, SPS, PhD Thesis - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/6344
Abstract
The way the sovereign state is taken for granted in political theory prevents an explanation of historical and contemporary organizations and phenomena different from this ideal type. Peter Haldén bypasses the state and the problems it causes by constructing an understanding of politics and a research model based on classical and early modern republican political theory. This enables historical analysis without anachronism and a new interpretation of the European Union. By comparing the EU with the Holy Roman Empire (1648-1763) and the antebellum United States (1776-1865), he explains that the EU's international weakness is a result of its strength as a security system that stabilizes Europe. The author argues that continued American support and embedding in NATO is necessary in order for the EU to act on the world stage and to stabilize Europe in the long run. Through these theoretical innovations, he explores alternatives to state-building in the Third World.
Table of Contents
Additional Information
Defence date: 28 July 2006
Examining board: Prof. Friedrich Kratochwil, European University Institute (Supervisor) ; Prof. Jaap Dronkers, European University Institute ; Prof. Jens Bartelson, University of Copenhagen ; Prof. Richard Little, University of Bristol
PDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digitised archive of EUI PhD theses completed between 2013 and 2017
Examining board: Prof. Friedrich Kratochwil, European University Institute (Supervisor) ; Prof. Jaap Dronkers, European University Institute ; Prof. Jens Bartelson, University of Copenhagen ; Prof. Richard Little, University of Bristol
PDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digitised archive of EUI PhD theses completed between 2013 and 2017