European Union and Liberalism

Sohail Ahmad, Inayat Kalim and Azka Gull
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Sohail Ahmad: Assistant Professor,
Inayat Kalim: Assistant Professor,
Azka Gull: Candidate of MS,

Global Economics Review, 2018, vol. 3, issue 1, 31-38

Abstract: Complex interdependence is the crucial concept of liberalism. If Liberalism believes in democracy, cooperation, mutual benefits, and human rights, then complex interdependence helps the states to achieve these ideals. Moreover, it also minimizes the chances of conflict and war. The military’s role as a tool of foreign policy is limited, and transnational actors take precedence. The core of liberalism and interdependence could be understood more clearly if one applied it to the European Union. With 28 member states, the EU is the most influential intergovernmental organization in the whole world. The EU member states are mostly democratic and can easily be described as welfare states. The multiplex interdependence is a unique feature of the EU which makes it stronger. The EU has different organs which are responsible for drafting the legislature and carrying out different functions of the organization.

Keywords: Democracy; Complexinterdependence; Human rights; Cooperation; Mediation; Military Control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.31703/ger.2018(III-I).04

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