federalism sensu stricto, sees mainly states and international organization as a main actors of the European integration. Table 1: Main political theories of European integration. Character The driving Focus on The core concepts Goals of forces of integration integration Theory -Nation-state -Cooperation in - Functional Public welfare -Technocrats technical areas Securitization -Experts - Transnational -Organization is of the governance created only to fulfill international Functionalism technocratic peace functional tasks Nation-states -Political, - Functional and -Maximization -Interests economic and political Spill-over of welfare groups social - Interest goes - Upgrading the - Political integration beyond the state, common elites -Territorial towards interests -Local aspects supranational center authorities -Democracy - Impulse for integration is autonomous -Assumption -Regional units -Constitutionalized -Securitization that - Democracy powersharing on a of the are - Shifting the non centralized basis continental Federalism responsible power -Building a peace for wars and multinational federal -Transnational citizens state by relocating governance
federalism sensu stricto, sees mainly states and international organization as a main actors of the European integration. Table 1: Main political theories of European integration. Character Theory The driving forces of integration Focus on The core concepts Goals of integration Functionalism -Nation-state -Technocrats -Experts -Cooperation in technical areas - Transnational governance - Functional -Organization is created only to fulfill technocratic functional tasks Public welfare Securitization of the international peace Nation-states -Interests groups - Political elites -Local authorities -Political, economic and social integration -Territorial aspects -Democracy - Functional and political Spill-over - Interest goes beyond the state, towards supranational center - Impulse for integration is autonomous -Maximization of welfare - Upgrading the common interests Federalism -Assumption that are responsible for wars and citizens -Regional units - Democracy - Shifting the power -Constitutionalized powersharing on a non centralized basis -Building a multinational federal state by relocating -Securitization of the continental peace -Transnational governance