The European Union as a Model for the Development of Mercosur?

Contents

Introduction

Political Development and Comparative Issues with EU

1. Origins

2. The Nature of Political Institutions

2.1 The Social Market Economy: An Economical Christian Project

2.2 The Economic Constitution: “Authoritarian Liberalism” Revisited?

2.3 Ordo-liberalism in the European Community: the Decoupling of Economic Integration from the Welfare State and its Social Policy

3. Two Meanings of Deepening and Widening

3.1 “Invasions of the Market”?

3.2 Erosions of the Market?

3.3 Rules versus Politics? Monetary Union, the Maastricht Judgment and the Stability Pact

4. Are we About to Bring the Law to Trial? Some Queries with the Open Method of Co-ordination

4.1 The Career of the Concept

4.2 Output Legitimacy?

4.3 Normative Queries

5. A Resumé

5.1 The Constitutional Treaty

5.2 Constitutionalization as Process

European Democratic Legitimation after the Failure of the Constitution

Introduction

1. Functional constitutionalism

2. Rule of law constitutionalism

3. Democratic Constitutionalism

3.1 Terms related to “civil society” and usage in official documents

3.2 Empirical application of the terms: limits and critical points

3.3 Synthesis and observations

4. Forms of participation in the Mercosur decision-making process

4.1 Information as a condition for participation

4.2 Consultation as a proposal for dialogue

4.3 Cooperation: a deepening interaction

4.4 Synthesis and observations

Books and articles

Official Mercosur Documents

Internet Websites

Appendix

“People’s” Position in Regional Integration: an Alternative to the Theory of Consensus

1. Generalization of the inclusion principle in the economic system and its effect on politics and law

2. Law and politics as means of regional integration

3. Crises of legitimacy and attachment to values: the notion of a “ European people” as a solution?

4. From bi-dimensionality to tri-dimensionality of power: overcoming the “ people” value with the self- referentiality of the political system

5. People as an environment of the political system

6. The European Constitution as a reconstruction of legal and political autonomy in the supranational sphere

Bibliography

Civil Society Participation in Mercosur: Some Critical Points

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Participation and representation mechanisms in Mercosur

3. The concept of “civil society” in Mercosur and concerned interests

4. Forms of participation in the Mercosur decision-making process

5. Final notes

Bibliography and other references

The European Union’s Social Capital

1. Introduction

2. Theoretical and Political Aspects of Social Capital

2.1 The EU Policy Framework

3. Generalised Reciprocity

3.1 Social Trust

3.2 Commitment

4. Social Connectedness

4.1 Formal Memberships

4.2 Informal Social Networks

5. Summary

Literature

From the ‚Nomos der Erde’ to a Unified European Defense System

1. Partition of the World

2. Jus Publicum Europeum

3. Occupation of the New World

3.1 Two different approaches

3.2 The Right to Occupy?

3.3 Thinking in global lines

4. A spatial regime centered on Europe

4.1 Balance between Land and Ocean

4.2 Revolution and Restoration

4.3 End of the European era

5. The American Century

6. The European Integration

6.1 Economic Community

6.2 Monetary Union

6.3 Defence Community

7. Europe and the USA: Strategic Partnership or Open Rivalry?

Bibliography

The Future of Latin America: Can the EU Help?

1. The Ever Changing World Order

2. “Democracy” vs. “Sovereignty”

3. A Time for Nation Building?

4. What, a New Imperialism?

5. The Resistance to Assume Further Responsibilities

6. Am I Idealizing the EU?

7. Exports and Subsidies

8. The Merits of EU Participation in Regional and World Public Governance

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