Political And Social Problems of the European Integration

European economic integration and its political, social and socio-cultural context. Political and social Decelerator Accelerators and the European integration process. The desire for "Europe" and the fear of it. The problem of European identity and Europeanism. The problem of national identity. "We" and "them". The influence of nationalism on European integration. The theory of nationalism. Types of nationalism. Xenophobia and nationalism. Europe as a cultural space. The problem of so-called small languages. Europe as a social space. The social "charter". Defence, Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union. The institutional structure of the European Union. The problem of "democratic deficit" in the Union. The problem (if any) European political union. A citizens' Europe, Europe of the Regions, Europe homeland? European Federation or confederation? Specifics of international integration of small countries (nations). "Small" and "great" in the Union. The asymmetry factor.