Peterson, John; Shackleton, Michael - Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) - 2011
The European Union (EU) straddles accepted categories of political organization. It is neither a state nor an ordinary … international organization. What sets the EU apart, perhaps above all, is its unique institutions: they resemble no other bodies … illustrated by the crisis that began when the EU's Constitutional Treaty was soundly rejected in referenda held in France and the …