5. Regionalism and the EU

Question 1

Regionalism

Answer 1

Creation and implementation of institutions that express a particular identity and shape collective action within a geographical region.

Question 2

European Union (EU)

Answer 2

Political-economic union of 28 member states (2015) located in Europe.

Question 3

European Integration

Answer 3

Process of industrial, political, legal, economic, social and cultural integration of states in Europe.

Question 4

Sovereignty

Answer 4

Absolute and unlimited power and authority.

Question 5

Supranationalism

Answer 5

Refers to a large amount of power given to an authority, which, in theory, is placed higher than the state.

Question 6

Intergovernmentalism

Answer 6

Interaction among states based on sovereign independence.

Question 7

Federalism

Answer 7

Legal and political structures where power is distributed between two distinct levels of government on the basis that neither is subordinate to the other.

Question 8

Global actor

Answer 8

Entity that participates or acts in international relations.

Question 9

Widening-deepening

Answer 9

Process by which the EU has attempted to expand membership while furthering integration.