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The union is recognised internationally as a single political entity. A political union may also be called a legislative union or state union. A union may be effected in many forms, broadly categorized as: Incorporating union; Incorporating annexation; Federal union; Federative annexation; Mixed unions
Much discussion about political union has been framed as a simple choice between two options: federalism or intergovernmentalism. In fact, the choice facing Europe is much more complicated. European leaders must decide how far to go in creating a genuine economic federation involving debt mutualisation, how much “policy space” to create at ...
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A political union is a distinct form of polity. Unlike the nation-state, it does not require consensus on demos (the people), telos (purpose), ethos (common values) or the locus of sovereignty. At one time it was believed that unions would give way to nation-states in the process of modernization.
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Dec 12, 2012 · A new ECFR paper by Sebastian Dullien and José Ignacio Torreblanca – “What is political union?” – argues that European leaders must make three choices about the type of political union they want:
Political system - Confederations, Federations, Unions: Confederations are voluntary associations of independent states that, to secure some common purpose, agree to certain limitations on their freedom of action and establish some joint machinery of consultation or deliberation.
A political union is a type of political entity. They are usually made up of smaller polities. These smaller administrative divisions are usually called federated states and federal territories in a federal government. In a centralized government, they are often prefectures, regions or provinces. This form of government may be created by cession.
Apr 3, 2024 · confederation, primarily any league or union of people or bodies of people. The term in modern political use is generally confined to a permanent union of sovereign states for certain common purposes—e.g., the German Confederation established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815.
