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Theoretical Perspectives on European Governance

  • The paper reviews some theories of social science which could contribute to the development of a concept of European governance going beyond traditional notions, such as federal states' or ‘international organisation’. The theoretical argument is based on the culturalist version of neo-institutionalism, which stresses the role of ideas in the functioning and transformation of a political order. It is claimed that both globalisation and functional differentiation transform existing nation-states and shape the emerging European polity. European governance is characterised as poly-centric and non-hierarchical. Finally, different approaches to the legitimation of such a polity are discussed. The paper comes to the conclusion that the emergence of a European political order is part of a process which could require a rethinking of basic social scientific concepts.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Markus JachtenfuchsORCiD
Parent Title (English):European Law Journal
ISSN:1468-0386
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publisher:Oxford [u.a.]
Publication year:1995
First Page:115
Last Page:133
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0386.1995.tb00010.x
Release Date:2014/07/28
Volume:1
Issue:2
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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