Competing goals, conflicting perspectives
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European public are showing very less interest in the future political course of the European Union (EU), mainly because of the rebuilding of West European societies upon the ashes of World War II and their subsequent achievement of peace, prosperity, and democracy constitute one of the great political success stories in modern history.
Publication Name: Journal of Democracy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 1045-5736
Year: 2003
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Toward a cosmopolitan Europe
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Tracing the development of the European Union, it can be concluded that it is a regime of continental magnitude that is very thickly networked horizontally through markets while maintaining relatively weak political regulation vertically through indirectly legitimated authorities.
Publication Name: Journal of Democracy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 1045-5736
Year: 2003
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Consolidating free government in the new EU
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The EU association has worked strongly in favor of democratic governance in the new member states, but the communist legacy will not be easily overcome. All postcommunist states will continue to struggle for some time to come with the legacy of long-term totalitarian rule.
Publication Name: Journal of Democracy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 1045-5736
Year: 2004
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