Key questions about the future of European integration are addressed in this highly topical book. While examining the crucial role played by national identity, the contributors argue that the discussions of the European Union drew upon ideas of the nation as well as the state.[...]
Two schools of thought now exist in security studies: traditionalists want to restrict the subject to politico-military issues; while wideners want to extend it to the economic, societal and environmental sectors. This text establishes a case for the broader agenda.[...]