L’identità europea by Alberto Martinelli

“…There is widespread criticism that the European Union is today a limited project since the economic integration of Europe has not been transformed by a parallel cultural integration into a true political union. Actually, the current construction of the European Union- as a process of building a loosely coupled, open system through a set of supra-national, supra-state normative institutions- is made possible by a common historical heritage and by shared cultural attitudes. …”
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THE CONCEPT OF NEW DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY AND THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION by Adrian Pabst

“…My argument is that the dominant models of integration – neo-functional supranationalism and liberal intergovernmentalism – rest on three errors: (1) the primacy of economic integration over political union, which has led to a marketstate that is disembedded from society and a citizenry that is subordinated to the joint rule of the economic and the political; (2) a premature process of constitutionalisation that culminated in the rejection of the 2005 Constitutional Treaty and the flawed Lisbon Treaty; (3) the current institutional arrangements that concentrate power in the hands of supranational institutions and national governments at the expense of the Union’s citizenry. …”
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The Role of the Wedding Ceremony in Hellenistic Macedonia by Nataliya Y. Sivkina

“…The celebration of the royal wedding is designed to demonstrate the power of the dynasty and seal the political union of the two states. However, with regard to Hellenistic Macedonia, these statements should be considered in the context of the reign of Philip II. …”
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Sisters and sisterhood: the Kenney sisters, suffrage and social reform c.1890-1970 by Jenkins, L

“…Historians have often sought to demonstrate why working-class women would not be attracted to the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), identifying political and practical barriers to participation in militancy. …”

Is а Multipolar World Possible аfter February 24 аnd is There a Place for the EU in It? by Ani Dimitrova

“…Therefore, the EU must become a political union with common economic visions and procedures, which will determine whether the EU is part of the forming poles or will have an independent weight. …”
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The strategy of Spain in the United Nations by I. L. Prokhorenko

“…However, the political and institutional transformations in the European Union, creation of political union of the Member-States and establishment and development of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy mean that Spain may carry out its foreign policy in a ‘truncated’ form, taking into account the EU position as a special strategic partner of the UN and its expanded Observer status. …”
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Decossackization as a Policy and Social Process in the Don Region in the 1920s by Alexander P. Skorik

“…The article does not deny the social unraveling process that was going on at the time, but the author attempts to prove the absence of total decossackization throughout the 1920s due to preparing and implementing by the ruling party of the Bolsheviks their “face to Cossacks” policy in the middle of this decade as a forced search of a political union with the Cossacks by the government agencies. …”
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Shaping a Collective Identity through Self-Representation: Early Suffrage Autobiographies and the Militant Experience by Chloé Clement

“…Both published in 1914, these autobiographies establish a common militant experience in the suffrage campaign of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) through the personal accounts and testimonies of their authors. …”
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Propertied society and public life: the social history of Birmingham, 1780-1832 by Smith, H, Harry Smith

“…The three case studies discuss the family and the transfer of social knowledge (chapter 4), local government and the nature of elites (chapter 5), and the process of politicization through examining membership of the Birmingham Political Union (chapter 6).</p>…”

Poetry and national identity in Cyprus and Scotland by Demosthenous, A

“…This is made more complex by the fact that Scotland's political union with England may be ending, while Cyprus is divided in half as a result of tensions between Christian and Muslim populations and the unsubtle past involvement of Greece and Turkey in the island's affairs. …”

The legislative actor in the Nobel era: Quo Vadis EU? by Ana Isabel Xavier

“…The idea of a political union, as well as an economic union of Europe, beyond free circulation of persons, goods and services, has always been included in the ideals of the building of Europe. …”
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Political Views and Positions of the Russian Servicemen in Finland at the Final Stage of the First World War (Spring – Summer 1917) by Elena Yu. Dubrovskaya

“…It is pointed out, that such measures include the abolition of the old apparatus of power, the refusal to comply with the orders of the military authorities, not agreed with soldier and sailor organizations, assistance in the deployment and strengthening of the political union of the Bolsheviks and left-wing groups of socialist parties, support provided to the radical wing of the Finnish social-democracy. …”
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About One Memorable Date in the History of Spain by G. I. Volkova

“…The ethnonational issue in the multiethnic Spain is far from being solved, because for centuries the process of forming a unified Spanish state was characterized by political union of several genetically related (except Basque) ethnic communities, although with significant socio-cultural and linguistic differences among them. …”
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The Lublin triangle in Europe’s economic security system in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war of 2014-2022 by Volodymyr Studinski

“…The Lublin Triangle political union is quite capable of economically protecting Europe from the negative impact of Russia's expansion on the EU.…”
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BREXIT: Preconditions, Consequences, Interests and the Main Vectors of Interstate Relations of Great Britain in the Sphere of Trade by Shkurupii Olha V., Svitlychna Alla V., Zahrebelna Iryna L., Svitlychna Olha A.

“…Accordingly, Brexit as a result of the transformation of the economic and political union of European countries is fraught with risks for both sides – as for Great Britain, so for the EU. …”
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Obrazy unii między Wielkim Księstwem Litewskim a Królestwem Polskim w litewskiej pamięci zbiorowej (koniec XIX w. – 1940 r.) by Dangiras Mačiulis

“…The celebration of this anniversary was evaluated by Lithuanians as a Polish attempt to revive the political union ideal – as an attempt to make Lithuania a part of Poland. …”
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Strategic Unionism : the political role of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in South Africa and what it means for black workers by Misra, Neeta

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Role of a Linguistic Factor in Social Management and Historical Development by Vatanyar Saidovich Yagya, Igor Vjacheslavovich Chernov, Natalia Vladimirovna Kovalevskaia

“…The linguistic factor substantially defines the future of the international political unions, designate contours of a new world order.…”
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TRIBAL HIERARCHY AND STATUS OF TRIBAL ALLIANCES IN THE IMPERIAL SYSTEMS OF TURK KHAGANATES (MID 6TH CENTURY – EARLY 8TH CENTURY) by S. A. Vasyutin

“…Such tribal alliances (Toquz Oghuz and Xueyantuo in the Eastern Turk Khaganate, Toquz Oghuz, Karluks and Basmyls in the Second Turk Khaganate) could play a double role: during the period of Turks’ might growing, they supported their governors, but in the crisis of Khaganates they became independent political unions capable to a direct confrontation with Turkic governors.…”
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“Enlightened Policy” in Eighteenth Century Spain: а Russian Eye-witness - Diplomat Stepan Zinoviev by Olga Vilenovna Volosyuk

“…In this sense, the Iberian Peninsula was not wholly without significance for Russia. The political unions of Russia with the outlying countries, as Spain, depended not only on the international situation in Europe in the second half of the 18th century but on the image of the country that was created by Russians who visited Spain at that time. …”
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