Open AccessThe European Union: Supranational or Intergovernmental? A Recount and Analysis of Both Schools of Thought
Author(s) -
Leigh M. Howard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of european studies/australian and new zealand journal of european studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1837-2147
pISSN - 1836-1803
DOI - 10.30722/anzjes.vol1.iss1.15070
Subject(s) - intergovernmentalism , competition (biology) , european integration , european union , virtue , epistemology , political science , sociology , law , philosophy , economics , international trade , ecology , biology
CESAA 16TH ANNUAL EUROPE ESSAY COMPETITION 2008 UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORYThis essay aims to highlight the virtue in both supranationalism and intergovernmentalism when recounting the history of European integration. It is argued that one should not wholly subscribe to one line of thought, and each are deserving of an equal application. However, this essay also aims to prove that the application of either concept is limited, and argues for a more holistic approach to integration theory.