The remaking of the EU's borders and the images of European architecture

The article argues that it is impossible to explain the series of existential crises confronting present-day Europe without reference to the changing nature of borders. Unbounding and rebounding prompted by transnational and technological pressures reconfigures the relationship between territory, au...

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Published inJournal of European Integration Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 641 - 656
Main Author Zielonka, Jan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 29.07.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Accession
authority
Borders
Crises
differentiated integration
European integration
European Union
Geography
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Networks
Political integration
Rights
territory
Transnationalism
Europe
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ISSN0703-6337
1477-2280
DOI10.1080/07036337.2017.1332059

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Summary:The article argues that it is impossible to explain the series of existential crises confronting present-day Europe without reference to the changing nature of borders. Unbounding and rebounding prompted by transnational and technological pressures reconfigures the relationship between territory, authority, and rights in Europe. It produces new winners and losers. It changes the geography of power and makes European institutions look inadequate if not obsolete. The article tries to utilize recent studies in the field of geography, economics, and communication to understand the evolution of European integration. Four spatial models or architectural designs are envisaged: variable geometry, ordo-liberal empire, functional networks, and cascading pluralism.
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ISSN:0703-6337
1477-2280
DOI:10.1080/07036337.2017.1332059