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Dedication and preface

EUROPEAN UNION AS A JOURNEY

 

Jorge Rodrigues Simão

 

 

 June, 2010

 Dedication

To the memory of my father.

To Professor Francis G. Snyder.

To my son Jorge Miguel as an incentive for his Master and Ph.D in European Union Law.

 

Preface

Europe is standing at a crossroads. If Europe is a journey as our papers suggests, every enlargement, every treaty, every divided Council and every opinion poll often seems to place us at a crossroads of a kind.

The new constitutional treaty agreed at Brussels in 2004, and at the time of writing poised to run the gauntlet of national parliaments and public opinion, is unlikely to change the perception that European Union is a journey without a clear destination. Indeed, it is probably the greatest achievement of the EU that it has endured, and added so much to Europe’s common life, in the complete absence of any clear consensus among Europeans about what it is for and where it is going.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 June 2010 10:37 )

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Welcome to European Union World Website

Dear Friends and websurfers in general:

This web page has just taken the name "European Union World" as it has been decided to phase out the old name "Politica e Direito"!

The site is still  under construction and being complemented with new topics, categories and other material relevant to the European Union.

Meanwhile I suggest my  personal web page http://www.jorgerodriguessimao.com where I "migrated" part of the contents that used to be found in "Politica e Direito".

"European Union World", as is taking the place of  "Politics and Law", will have till June new content and themes related to politics, economy and law of European Union, including online courses until set-up the first virtual European Union University supported supported by European Union Universities.

The University will be called "University Jean Monnet".

Part of the academic web page is subject to free registration with the approval of the administrator in this experimental phase in order to protect the copyright and image rights as well as in terms of personality right as a  good name.

A monthly "Newsletter" is being prepared with academic and cultural topics written by renowned Portuguese and international academics.

I foresee to publish the first number on April this year in Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish languages.


The web page has two main languages: Portuguese and English.

You can find on October written material in the "Media Library" in German, French, Spanish and Italian, as the well as you can find material for consultation in other four languages like German, French, Spanish and Italian.

 

We will consider a separate section concerning China and MACAU SAR, its culture and politics and economic relations with European Union, Portugal, Brazil, PALOP's and CPLP.

At the same time we are starting up an online publishing system, as well as a traditional printing service for publishing academic books on the European Union law, constitution, history, economy and politics.

And lastly but not least, a section dedicated to Inventor's Organizations of European Union will be part of the this website.

Jorge Rodrigues Simão, February 07, 2010.

 

Century Ago

A century ago, Andrew Carnegie had this advice: Concentrate your energies, your thoughts, and your capital.

The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.’ But of course the risk, then and now, is that no matter how attentive and focused you are, the basket you’ re watching is simply the wrong one.

 

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 08 February 2010 11:05 )

 

International Relations: A European Perspective

 

MARIOTELO2009

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less …

(John Donne, ‘Meditation XVII’, 1624)

 Europe, because of its very disorder, has need of Britain; and wretched as this continent may seem, it is certain that Britain will not find salvation apart from Europe … The facts affirm that, for better or worse, Britain and Europe are bound up together. It may seem an unfortunate marriage. But as one of our moralists said: marriage may sometimes be good but never delightful. As our marriage is not a delightful one, let us try at least to make it a good one, since divorce is out of the question.

(Albert Camus, The Listener, vol. 36, no. 1186, November 22 1951)

 The last book of my dear friend, Professor Mario Telò - International Relations: A European Perspective.

Publisher: Ashgate

Language: English

Date: November 1st, 2009

ISBN: 0754678156

Number of Pages: 230

 Fantastic work of Professor Mario Telò.

 Congratulations.

 

Jorge Rodrigues Simão, February 7, 2010

 International Relations: A European Perspective presents the main schools of international relations while underlining the added value of the European approach.

Contrary to US or East Asian perspectives, a European viewpoint adopts a critical approach to traditional cleavages.

The author demonstrates the added value of a European approach to international relations, taking into account both the shortcomings and achievements found within European history and current European unity.

This title includes such key themes as: the evolution of state sovereignty, regional cooperation between previous enemies, political impact of economic integration, regimes building, international rule setting, institutionalization of international relations, and the weight of ideas and perceptions by transnational cooperation.

This comprehensive assessment takes into consideration every school of international relations critically presented from this original perspective and as such makes the book ideal for courses on international relations.

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 08 February 2010 07:28 )

 

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