Open AccessThe Achaeans and the Europeans: An Interdisciplinary Comparison of Federations
Author(s) -
Emmanouil M. L. Economou,
Nicholas Kyriazis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of social science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-5510
DOI - 10.5296/ijssr.v4i2.9076
Subject(s) - cohesion (chemistry) , democratization , european union , political science , politics , democracy , promotion (chess) , political economy , democracy promotion , public administration , economy , sociology , law , economics , economic policy , chemistry , organic chemistry
In the present essay we undertake the comparison of two federations, the ancient Greek Achaean with the European Union (EU). We present the institutional (political and economic) set up of the Achaean federation and then we proceed to a comparison between them under a specific set of criteria and discuss differences and similarities. We conclude offering some insights concerning democratisation and cohesion based on the institutional organization of the ancient Greek federation. We found that some of the basic Achaean federal institutions could be served as a benchmark for the further promotion of democratic procedures and social cohesion in economic terms in the European Union.