ABSTRACT

Presenting recent research on the international integration of infrastructures in Europe, this book combines general and methodological chapters and examples from different a variety of sectors such as transport, electricity and communication networks. Particular focus is on the contrast between the 'Europe of nation states' of the nineteenth century (up to 1914) and the emerging 'integrated Europe' after World War II. Additional contributions provide perspectives from beyond Europe. The wide range of topics gives a good overview of the different challenges posed and the strategies employed in each sector to establish internationally compatible networks, procedures and standards. This work strengthens comparative research as a complement to the detailed analysis of singular cases that often characterises previous works in this field. Methodologically, it therefore contributes to the progress of tools and strategies for comparative historical research. Part of the emerging research area dealing with the mechanisms of international collaboration, this book brings together recent research from European integration history, policy studies, political economy and cultural studies. Considering the growing intensity of international collaboration and exchange in many parts of social and economic life, it is also of topical interest.

part I|49 pages

Introduction and Theoretical Background

part II|155 pages

Case Studies

chapter 5|20 pages

Two Hundred Years of Failed Tariff Policy

A Comparison of the Reich Freight Tariff Law 1 and the Common Customs Tariff of the EEC 2

chapter 7|20 pages

Functionalistic Spill-over and Infrastructural Integration

The Telecommunication Sectors

chapter 9|14 pages

From Liberalism to Liberalisation

International Electricity Governance in the Twentieth Century

chapter 10|18 pages

‘Wings for Peace' versus ‘Airopia'

Contested Visions of Post-war European Aviation in World War II Britain

chapter 11|18 pages

Iron Silk Roads

Comparing Interwar and Post-war Transnational Asian Railway Projects

part III|41 pages

Comments

chapter 13|20 pages

The Expansion of Infrastructures as ‘The Second Party Programme'

A Look at the Bright and Dark Sides of Soviet Life