| Author (Person) | Giddens, Anthony |
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| Publisher | Polity, Wiley |
| Publication Date | October 2013 |
| ISBN | 978-0-745-68096-5 |
| Content Type | Blog & Commentary, Textbook | Monograph |
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Abstract: A United States of Europe, Winston Churchill proposed in 1946, could "as if by a miracle transform" that "turbulent and mighty continent". "In this way only", he continued, "will hundreds of millions of toilers be able to regain the simple joys and hopes which make life worth living". Today, nearly seventy years later, over 500 million people live in the member states of the European Union – a greater number than in any other political community save for China and India. The currency of the Union, the euro, is used in economic transactions world-wide. Yet the EU is mired in the greatest crisis of its history, one that threatens its very existence as an entity able to have an impact upon world affairs. Europe no longer seems so mighty, instead but faces the threat of becoming an irrelevant backwater or, worse, once again the scene of turbulent conflicts. Divisions are arising all over Europe, while the popularity of the Union sinks. How can this situation be turned around? Table of Contents:
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Turbulent+and+Mighty+Continent%3A+What+Future+for+Europe%3F-p-9780745680965 |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Subject Tags | Challenges facing the European Union [EU] |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
