Stability without Statehood

1. Introduction: Through the Shadows of the State
Peter Haldén

2. The Fiction of the State as the Good, Natural and the Beautiful
Peter Haldén

3. Remedies: The Neglected Heritage of Republicanism
Peter Haldén

4. A Long-lived Republic: The Holy Roman Empire 1648–1763
Peter Haldén

5. A Solitary Republic: The United States of America 1776–1865
Peter Haldén

6. A Shielded Republic: The European Union 1957–2010
Peter Haldén

7. Republican Commonwealths versus State-Building
Peter Haldén

8. Conclusions
Peter Haldén

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, International Relations, European Union Politics, International Organization, Sociology, general