Stability without Statehood : Lessons from Europe's History before the Sovereign State

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• The way the sovereign state is taken for granted in political theory prevents an explanation of historical and contemporary organizations and phenomena different from this ideal type. Peter Haldén bypasses the state and the problems it causes by constructing an understanding of politics and a research model based on classical and early modern republican political theory. This enables historical analysis without anachronism and a new interpretation of the European Union. By comparing the EU with the Holy Roman Empire (1648-1763) and the antebellum United States (1776-1865), he explains that the EU's international weakness is a result of its strength as a security system that stabilizes Europe. He argues that continued American support and embedding in NATO is necessary in order for the EU to act on the world stage and to stabilize Europe in the long run. Through these theoretical innovations, he explores alternatives to state-building in the Third World.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Statsvetenskap -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Political Science -- Political Science (hsv//eng)

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State

international system

republicanism

European Union

state failure

Holy Roman Empire

United States of America

Staat

internationales System

Republikanismus

Europäische Union

zerfallende Staaten

Heliges Römisches Reich deutscher Nation

Vereinigten Staaten

Political science

Statsvetenskap

Statskunskap

Political Science

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