infonet-economy

Self-regulation, government intervention, networking: transformations of the social state in europe (the cases of hiv/aids, alcohol and drug abuse) A reflection about the development of the social state and its recent changes proceeds from the analysis of the policies carried out in the areas of alcohol and illegal drug abuse and HIV/AIDS. A historical reconstruction provides a view…

The chapter attempts to present the case for EU enlargement for reasons of security, using an adapted use of the Karl Deutsch concept of "community of security", as well as a dose of realism. The author also argues that EU enlargement has something to do with the perception of a Russian threat as well as to balancing a possible German hegemony.