Bulletin n. 2/2011
October 2011
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Su Hungdah
    Jean Monnet’s Grand Design for Europe and its Criticism
    in Journal of European Integration History , vol. 15, n. 2 ,  2009 ,  29-46
    Honoured as ‘Father of Europe’ and ‘First European Citizen’, Jean Monnet was a man of action and never intended to be a theorist. But he ultimately constituted a complete design for Europe, which aimed not only at building a unified Europe, but also establishing a permanent alliance and partnership between the US and a unified Europe in world politics. Furthermore, Monnet presented a picture of a world of blocs managed by a concert of powers, where the US and unified Europe constituted a predominant holy alliance. With the objective of analysing Monnet’s grand design for Europe, the article first explains in detail the Frenchman’s motivations before presenting his tripartite plans – composed of a European Federation, a US-Europe alliance and a world concert of three powers. The paper then presents a critical review of Monnet’s design before drawing some conclusions.
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