The Political Objectives of European Integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7805409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Murray Forsyth (0000-0001-8310-9551, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 483-497 |
| Publication date | 1967-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2613729 |
| OpenAlex | W2332370253 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
BELIEVE on balance it will be right economically, but the political argument is stronger.' With these words, on May 8, 1967, -Mr. Wilson justified his decision to apply for membership of the EEC. In this article I do not wish to question the fundamental rightness of this decision, but to examine critically the political ideas and motives which have inspired the movement towards closer European integration. For convenience, the political motives have been divided into four: the search for power, the federalist ideal, the functional ideal, and, what I have termed rather loosely, the cultural impulse. In making this division it is not suggested that all those who support further integration can be neatly fitted into one of these four compartments, but rather that their motives can be usefully ordered and discussed in this way, on the grounds that there is no logical reason why a person who is impelled by one of these motives should also be impelled by another
Geography · Political science · Politics · Regional science · European Union Policy and Governance · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1968 - 2017 (50) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |