The Symbolic Politics of European Integration

1. Introduction: The EC as a Theater State
Jacob Krumrey

Part I. Europe on the Diplomatic Stage

2. Statesmen Made in Washington: Official EC Visits to the United States
Jacob Krumrey

3. At the Eurocrats’ Court: Foreign Representatives, Diplomatic Ceremonies, and the Empty Chair Crisis
Jacob Krumrey

4. Ambassadors from Europe: The EC’s Diplomatic Missions in Britain and the United States
Jacob Krumrey

Part II. A Parliament for Europe

5. The Self-Styled Constituante: From the Council of Europe to the Common Assembly
Jacob Krumrey

6. Constitutional Theater: From the Common Assembly to the European Parliament
Jacob Krumrey

Part III. The Race for the Capital of Europe

7. The Provincial Heart of Postwar Europe: The Seats of the Council of Europe and the ECSC in Strasbourg and Luxembourg
Jacob Krumrey

8. A Europe Ruled from Paris? Paris, Brussels, and the Battle for the Seat of the EC
Jacob Krumrey

9. Conclusion: The Power of Europe
Jacob Krumrey

10. Epilogue: Symbolic Surplus and Democratic Deficit
Jacob Krumrey

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, European Union Politics, European Politics, Diplomacy, Political History