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The time is ripe for a new international organization, a Global Union based upon a limited sharing of sovereignty. This book examines the successes and failures of the European Union as a sovereignty-sharing organization, and suggests that this unique institution has a critical role to play in the development of a more effective world order.

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Introduction PART I: TOWARDS EUROPEAN UNION The Rise of the Nation-State From Nationalism to Supranationalism Managing Supranationalism PART II: OPTIONS FOR GLOBAL GOVERNANCE The United Nations Other Potential Global Authorities Other Regional Unions PART III: A GLOBAL UNION Current EU thinking A Global Sharing of Sovereignty A Copernican Revolution Notes Bibliography Index

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´This is a lucid, well-written, and courageous book that not only illuminates the difficult process of trying to make nation states co-exist in peace but also offers some very practical suggestions towards achieving that goal.´ - Professor Theo D´Haen, Faculty of Arts, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

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MARK CORNER is Lecturer in the Department of International Studies at University Brussels, Belgium. He previously taught at University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic and Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

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