Schmitter, Philippe C., Lefkofridi, Zoe, (2016), “Neo-Functionalism as a Theory of Disintegration”, Chinese Political Science Review (2016) 1:1–29, March
In this article, we exploit neo-functionalism as a conceptual and theoretical instrument that helps understand the current crisis and its future consequences. We formulate a series of suppositions and hypotheses, which we evaluate using existing data sources and related research. Our empirical analysis produces a mixed picture: though reality seems to conform with some neo-functionalist expectations, it contradicts some others. The latter disproven results, however, also suggest that there might be some corresponding increase in the likelihood that the EU could disintegrate.
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