EU in Transition or a Failed Project?

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EU in Transition or a Failed Project?

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Author(s): Bakare Najimdeen

Publication date (Print): 2014

Journal: Policy Perspectives: The Journal of the Institute of Policy Studies

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The European Union (EU) has come a long way since its inception in late 1950s as the European Economic Community, now regarded as the most notable example of regional integration in the world. Yet, the union has witnessed several challenges — among them economic crisis, the dominance of large members within the Union and seemingly less favorable treatment towards new and aspiring members — which, to many, have casted doubts over the future of the arrangement, particularly the common currency and the monetary union. Nationalist tendencies have also risen across the members. Nonetheless, the EU remains far from an imminent failure. What is needed is to make the EU more democratic in its decision making and functioning.

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Title: Policy Perspectives: The Journal of the Institute of Policy Studies

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Publication date (Print): 2014

Volume: 11

Issue: 2

Pages: 71-92

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Dr. Bakare Najimdeen teaches International Relations at Preston University, Islamabad.

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[2] Boros, Tamás and Zoltán Vasali. “The Rise of Euroskepticism and Possible Responses Prior to the 2014 European Parliament Elections.” Foundation for European Progressive Studies (2013). www.feps-europe.eu/assets/…/thePercent20risePercent20ofPercent20euroskepticism.pdf (accessed July 20, 2014).

[3] Clerck-Sachsse, Julia De and Piotr Maciej Kaczynski. “The European Parliament – More Powerful, Less Legitimate? An outlook for the 7^th Term.” Centre for European Policy Studies . CEPS Working Document No. 314 (May 2009).

[4] Craig, Paul. The Lisbon Treaty: Law, Politics, and Treaty Reform . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

[5] Duff, Andrew. The Struggle for Europe's Constitution . London: Federal Trust for Education & Research, 2005.

[6] Dullien, Sebastian. “Why the Euro Crisis Threatens the European Single Market.” European Council on Foreign Relations 64 (2012). ecfr.eu/…/-/ECFR64_EU_CRISIS (accessed July 12, 2014).

[7] Economic and Financial Affairs. “Estonia and the Euro.” European Commission . http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/countries/estonia_en.htm (accessed July 21, 2014).

[8] Friedman, George. “Europe's Disturbing Precedent in the Cyprus Bailout.” Stratfor . (March 26, 2013). http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/europes-disturbing-precedent-cyprus-bailout?utm_source=freelist-f&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20130326&utm_term=gweekly&utm_content=readmore&elq=35baee5d069d43379c021815a8d3d699 (accessed July 21, 2014).

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[10] Hoffmann, Stanley (ed). “Hans Morgenthau: The Limits and Influence of “Realism.” In Janus and Minerva, Essays in the Theory and Practice of International Politics . Boulder: Westview Press, 1987.

[11] Horspool, Margot and Matthew Humphreys. European Union Law . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

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[23] Poettering, Hans-Gert. “Frontiers and Chances for the European Union.” in Crises in European Integration: Challenges and Response, 1945–2005 edited by Ludger Kuhnhardt. New York: Berghahn Books, 2009.

[24] Stratfor. “European Public Prosecutor Controversy Raises EU Sovereignty Issues.” (July 11, 2014). http://www.stratfor.com/sample/analysis/european-public-prosecutor-controversy-raises-eu-sovereignty-issues (accessed July 20, 2014).

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