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Given the current state of the EU, it can be concluded that the EU Member States are not yet prepared to move beyond theirs national interests, and invest their energies in the interest of the EU. So, the need for applying of a new integration concept is more than necessary. Because, is more than obvious, that the modern reasoning of the EU Member States gradually destroys the great idea of European unification.
One of the most popular approaches towards the “revolutionizing” of the EU is the concept of avant-garde Europe, predominantly promoted by Joschka Fischer, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Jacques Delors etc. This approach directly derives from the Kerneuropa concept (Core Europe), meaning that the future of the EU should be established on the scheme of core (avant-garde) and orbit. The core would need to be founded by those EU Member States who are most prepared and interested in European integration, and the orbit, would be constituted only by those EU Member States, who are not prepared, or do not want to involve themselves into a deeper European integration. The core Member States would develop single and coherent foreign policy, and thus, playing the role of an avant-garde of the European integration. The others would join them when willing or able to do so. The core will create a federation, and the orbit, an association. But they will continue to communicate and co-operate between each other, on a certain issues. This concept has many terms and labels, or as authors Funda Tekin and Prof. Dr Wolfgang Wesseles emphasized: the best-known terms have been ‘Core Europe’, ‘avant-garde, ‘centre of gravity’, and ‘directoire’, but these represent only an excerpt from a broad catalogue of such concepts” (Tekin and Wessels 2008, 1). Although “often used synonymously, these terms imply different forms of integration, with politically very different consequences for the EU and its Member States” (Ondarza 2013, 7).
As is stated by Joschka Fischer, the “only possibility is a European avant-garde, a group of EU countries willing and able to advance. The willing and able participate, but the others shall not block progress anymore” (Fischer 2008). The avant-garde, will be “decisive factor in driving forward the integration process, which will finally culminate in a European federation” (A Core, Avant-garde or Centre of Gravity).
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- The authors are invited to submit, on or before September 20, 2016, a chapter proposal (1-3 pages, including references).
- Chapter proposals should be sent as an Email attachment to contact@e-jlia.com with ‘Chapter proposal’ in the subject line.
- The authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 10, 2016 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.
- Full chapters, ranging from 8000 to 10,000 words each including title, abstract, manuscript, and references, are expected to be submitted by December 20, 2016.
- The authors should follow Chicago Style (author-date system) for referencing, for example: (Dahl 1989, 45); (Geddes 1999, 134-43); (Linz 1975).
- The authors should submit a separate title page with contact information and short biography (max. 200 words) via Email: contact@e-jlia.com
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Important Dates:
September 20, 2016: Proposal Submission Deadline
October 10, 2016: Notification of Acceptance
December 20, 2016: Full Chapter Submission
February 20, 2017: Review and request changes
March 30, 2017: Final Chapter Submission
April, 2017: eBook published
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