I really resent this kind of unmeasured propaganda being sent to the
european sociologist and european social policy lists. The website to which
the message refer contains no serious analysis at all of the question of
European integration; it only contains the worst kind of political
advertising (just to give one example, those opposed to European federalism
are displayed on a "shame wall").
The question of European integration is certainly a very interesting topic
for sociological analysis, but I think the question of whether European
federalism is a good idea or not should be held at other fora than this
one. Sorry for sounding like just another apolitical detached scientist
(which I am certainly not), but I think it is important to keep the
european sociologist and european social policy lists free from outright
political spamming.
This also means that this will be my first and last comment in this matter.
Best regards
Stefan Svallfors
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>Several non-governmental organisations and citizens are struggling for
>European political unity and are carrying out across Europe a "Campaign for
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>The European Union has now a single currency, the Euro. This is a great
>event, and gives the Europeans unprecedented opportunities, but at the same
>time it makes urgent the need for a real and democratic government of
>Europe and for a deep democratic reform of all the European Union's
>institutions. The management of the European economy after the birth of the
>Euro, the enlargement to new countries, the mass unemployment, the
>challenges of globalisation, the need for Europe's contribution to the
>building up of a more stable and peaceful world order. To face this, Europe
>needs to go rapidly ahead towards a real democratic and effective European
>Government and a real European Constitution.
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>The intervention of Europe's citizens, who so far have been substantially
>excluded from the building of Europe, could well prove to be decisive to
>win the resistance of the national governments. Nowadays, with Internet,
>with http://www.euraction.org , each of us has the power to give its
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>Best wishes
>
>Paolo Vacca
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