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European Challenges to the Nation State

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In the mid-1980s there was a surprising revitalization of Western European cooperation. The Single European Act and the (Maastricht) Treaty on European Union were seen by many as representing a new stage in European integration. In addition, the collapse of Communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe stimulated belief in the possibility of a major transformation of the European political order.

A draft of this chapter was presented at the SOG Conference on ‘New Challenges of the State in Comparative Perspective’, Seoul National University, October 24–26 1995. I want to thank the participants in the Conference, as well as the participants in two ARENA seminars for their comments. In particular I am indebted to Peggy Brønn, Kristin Johansen, Keun Namkoong, Ulf I. Sverdrup, Lars Svåsand and Fredrik Sejersted who in different ways have suggested improvements.

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