"European Voices: Actors and Witnesses of European Integration." Third HEIRS Conference, Geneva, 16-17 March 2007: papers

Huber, Sophie and Milzow, Katrin and Ferrara, Paolo Orlando and Suzuki, Hitoshi and Bajon, Philip Robert and Smids, Mariëlla and Reinfeldt, Alexander and Sio-Lopez, Cristina Blanco and Marion, Axel and Meyer, Jan-Henrik. (2007) "European Voices: Actors and Witnesses of European Integration." Third HEIRS Conference, Geneva, 16-17 March 2007: papers. [Conference Proceedings]

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Abstract

This collection of papers aims to shed further light on the role of non-state actors within the European integration process. Current historiography on the process that led to the creation of the three European Communities widely acknowledges the role played by states, as well as by some of their major political leaders, diplomats, and civil servants (among them Monnet, Schuman, de Gasperi, Adenauer, and Bevin). Less attention has, however, been given to nonstate actors, to their visions of Europe, their stakes in the integration process, and the means at their disposal to voice their opinions and influence the process of European unification. Taking a closer look at these non-state actors entails both opportunities and challenges, historiographical as well as methodological.

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