European Security in Integration Theory - Contested Boundaries

This book examines federalism and functionalism - two fundamental, yet largely forgotten, theories of international integration. Following the recent outbreak of the war in Ukraine, policy practitioners and scholars have been in search of a deeper understanding of the likely causes of the conflict and its consequences for the European security architecture. Various theories have been deployed to this end, but international and European integration theory remains conspicuously absent. The author shows how the core tenets of integration theories developed after World War I, particularly how they viewed territoriality and geopolitical boundaries, remain as relevant today as they were almost 100 years ago. 

List of contents

1: European Security, Integration Theory and Boundaries.- 2: Federalism and Security through Boundaries.- 3: Europe as a Power: Boundaries Solidified.- 3: Europe as a Power: Boundaries Solidified.- 4: Functionalism and Security without Borders.- 5: Security Governance: Boundaries in Flux.- 6: The EU, Russia and the War in Ukraine.- 7: Integrating Integration Theories: Towards the Future Research Agenda.

About the author

Kamil Zwolski is Associate Professor in International Politics at the University of Southampton, UK.

Summary

This book examines federalism and functionalism – two fundamental, yet largely forgotten, theories of international integration. Following the recent outbreak of the war in Ukraine, policy practitioners and scholars have been in search of a deeper understanding of the likely causes of the conflict and its consequences for the European security architecture. Various theories have been deployed to this end, but international and European integration theory remains conspicuously absent. The author shows how the core tenets of integration theories developed after World War I, particularly how they viewed territoriality and geopolitical boundaries, remain as relevant today as they were almost 100 years ago. 

Product details

• Authors: Kamil Zwolski
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9783319695167
• ISBN: 978-3-31-969516-7
• No. of pages: 215
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 217 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Illustrations: IX, 215 p. 1 illus.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Europa, Europäische Geschichte, B, Europe, Politik und Staat, Internationale Wirtschaft, European History, EU, Europäische Union, European Politics, International Relations, Politics & government, Jean Monnet, Political Science and International Studies, International Economics, European Integration, Economic systems & structures, International Relations Theory, International institutions, International Security Studies, Security, International, Europe—Politics and government, European Economic Community literature, Europe—History, European Economic Integration, CBRN Centres of Excellence, war in Ukraine