Contesting Political Differentiation European Division and the Probl
This book discusses the causes and nature of political differentiation in Europe. It deals with the normative problem of differentiated integration, both in its vertical and horizontal dimensions, and addresses the problem of differentiation through a the
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Contesting Political Differentiation
Erik O. Eriksen
Contesting Political Differentiation European Division and the Problem of Dominance
Erik O. Eriksen ARENA Centre for European Studies University of Oslo Oslo, Norway
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Preface and Acknowledgements
In the European Union (EU), differentiated integration is a pragmatic response to political challenges of a fundamental character. It is a way to hold together a controversial system by sectioning off particular policy areas and countries from centralised rule. Differentiation has become a means of handling or bypassing various forms of crises and various forms of opposition to integration. The consequences of differentiated integration are, however, not trivial; they are severe. Types of political differentiation affect identities, political statuses, and self-rule, and threaten the integrity and viability of the EU. As 2018 draws to a close, the British debate on Brexit, which is growing more intense by the day, is a stark reminder of the perils of differentiated integration. In this book, I seek to clarify the basic problem of political differentiation under conditions of complex interdependence and economic integration. The consequences of what might be a benign plea for sovereignty and independence, can in fact lead to the opposite. Many fight supranationalism and the EU, or the
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