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44 J. Common Mkt. Stud. 1 (2006)

handle is hein.journals/jcmks44 and id is 1 raw text is: JCMS 2006 Volume 44. Number 1. pp. 1-15 The JCMS Lecture: Managing Diversity and Change in the European Union* LOUKAS TSOUKALIS Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) Abstract European integration is going through difficult times. Poor economic performance and the growing feeling of insecurity among many Europeans play a major role. So does the weakening of the old political consensus. More clarity and realism about what Europe can deliver would help enormously: the Lisbon process and further enlargement are good examples. Economic liberalization also creates losers. This problem needs to be tackled at both national and European levels. Introduction More than 50 years after it all began, regional integration in Europe has devel- oped into a complex system with no precedent in history and no rival in other parts of the contemporary world: a peaceful revolution for which we Europeans have every reason to be proud. Stripped down to its bare essentials, this European system is characterized by open borders, joint management extending to many aspects of the everyday life of citizens, and solidarity among its members. Regional integration has served as an instrument - surely not the only one - for peace and security in a crowded part of the world with a long and turbulent history. This was done mainly in an indirect fashion, concentrating on low politics, at least in the earlier phases. Some would call it functionalism at its * This article is a revised version of the JCMS Annual Lecture delivered on 6 September 2005 at the 35th UACES Annual Conference held in Zagreb. t 2006 The Author(s) Journal compilation C 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main Street, Maiden, MA 02148, USA

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