TY - BOOK AU - Zielonka,Jan TI - Is the EU doomed? T2 - Global futures SN - 9780745683973 U1 - 341.2 PY - 2014/// CY - Cambridge PB - Polity KW - European Union N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Crisis -- 2. Disintegration -- 3. Reintegration -- 4. Vision -- 5. Practising philosophy N2 - The European Union is in crisis. Crippled by economic problems, political brinkmanship, and institutional rigidity, the EU faces an increasingly uncertain future. It argues that although the EU will only survive in modest form - deprived of many real powers - Europe as an integrated entity will grow stronger. Integration, he contends, will continue apace because of European states profound economic interdependence, historic ties and the need for political pragmatism. A revitalized Europe led by major cities, regions and powerful NGOs will emerge in which a new type of continental solidarity can flourish ER -