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In this chapter, it is argued that European republicanism is better suited to explain European integration, because it implies that the major driving force of European integration is not only economic advantage, but rather the fear of (economic) domination. This domination can be avoided only by the rule of (European) laws. Republicanism is, however, also concerned with economic problems, as the “res publica” of common goods and welfare stands in the centre of the theory. Republicanism allows therefore to combine political aspects with economic rationality.
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The end of the Indochina War is probably also connected to the failure of the European Defence Community.
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Zimmermann, T. (2019). What Drives European Integration?. In: European Republicanism . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25935-8_10
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