The European Union and Supranational Political Economy

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Part I: Birth of the supranational project 1. The Birth of the European Community: Supranational Ideals and National Interests Daniela Preda 2. European Integration: Contrasting Models and Perspectives Fabio Masini Part II: Europe between confederalism and federalism 3. Confederalism as a solution for Europe John McCormick 4. Beyond the 'ever closer union' - national interests, institutional power shifts, and threats to the 'permissive consensus' in Germany Roland Sturm 5. The neo-liberal defeat of European integration and the need for a supranational political economy Zoltan Pogatsa 6. Can the EU be democratised? A political economy analysis. Heikki Patomaki 7. Res Publica Europaea: A Citizens-Based Concept To Re-Think Political Integration of Europe Ulrike Guerot Part III: Policy issues 8 Analysis and measurement of the state of integration and supranational prospects in the EU Tibor Palankai 9. From an 'austere' monetary union to a federal union: more solidarity among European citizens Riccardo Fiorentini 10. Game changer? The transformation of global gas markets and the future of the EU-Russia energy relationship Richard Connolly Part IV: Political economy: from internationalism to supranationalism 11. Neo-liberalism, federalism and supranational political economy.Guido Montani 12. Dollars, euros, and debt in the American and European Monetary Unions Vito Tanzi 13. Against EUrocentrism: a new stage in the building of the European Republic Fernando Iglesias