Bulletin n. 3/2014
February 2015
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Bélanger Marie-Ève
    The Enlargement as the Foundation of the Community order: Comparative Analysis of the Europeanity discourse
    in Politique européenne , n. 45, 2014/3 ,  2014 ,  176-198
    This article offers a comparative discourse analysis of the enlargement processes between 1970 and 2013. It shows how order is built on the European territory by highlighting the discourses’ structuring power. Through an original analytical framework designed from the study of the Schuman Declaration (1950), the europeanity discourse is defined through four propositions about its nature. This discourse is then deconstructed along the recurring themes of origin, becoming, meaning and space. In conclusion, it is shown that European integration occurs in a determinate discursive setting, above and beyond European actors’ strategic capabilities or their passive socialization.
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