Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface viii
4. Introduction: The Idea of European Unity, the Western System of Liberties, and the Dichotomy of Federalism versus Intergovernmentalism 1
5. 1 THE MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE IDEA OF EUROPEAN UNITY IN THE FIELD OF STATE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION BEFORE THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND OF THE CITIZEN (1789) 7
6. 2 A NEW DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL STATE IN OPPOSITION TO FEUDALISM AND COLONIZATION: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (1787) AND ITS INFLUENCE IN EUROPE 21
7. 3 THE DILEMMA OF DEMOCRATIZATION OF THE IDEA OF EUROPEAN UNITY (1789–1815) 30
8. 4 THE EUROPEAN PHENOMENON OF NATION STATE AND NATIONAL EMPIRE, AND THE CHANCES OF A EUROPEAN FEDERATION (1815–1919) 47
9. 5 THE CRISIS OF REALIZATION OF THE WESTERN SYSTEM OF LIBERTIES AND THE IDEA OF EUROPEAN UNITY BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS 68
10. 6 FIGHT FOR A DEMOCRATIC EUROPE 90
11. 7 IN SEARCH OF A NEW EUROPE: THREE ALTERNATIVES 98
12. 8 REALIZING THE IDEA OF EUROPEAN UNITY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE 113
13. 9 SHAPING THE SUPRANATIONAL EUROPEAN UNION 124
14. 10 OUTLOOK: FUTURE PATHS AND PERSPECTIVES 145
15. 11 THE WORLD AND EUROPE (EU): SOME RESPONSES TO THE CHALLENGE OF EUROPEAN MODERNITY 149
16. 12 CONCLUDING THOUGHTS 203
17. Bibliography 208
18. About the Author 236
19. Index 237