Part I: The rise of borders -- The state -- Sovereignty -- The nation -- Part II: The assault on borders -- Supranational courts -- Supranational organizations -- Multiculturalism -- Part III: the need for borders -- Government -- The fallacies of universalism -- The particularism of citizenship
Summary
For almost three-quarters of a century, the countries of Western Europe have abandoned national sovereignty as an ideal. Nation states are being dismantled -- by supranationalism from above, by multiculturalism from below. This book explains why supranationalism and multiculturalism are in fact irreconcilable with representative government and the rule of law. It challenges one of the most central beliefs in contemporary legal and political philosophy: that borders are bound to disappear
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-264) and index
