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This paper sketches a historical & analytical framework for the interpretation of the process of European integration. The chosen approach tries to relate the European regional integration to the processes of the formation & consolidation of nation-states. The latter completed the process of European territorial differentiation of the Middle Ages common heritage based on Christian cultural identity, Latin high-language & culture, & Roman public law, Germanic common law, & Church Canon law. European integration is interpreted as a new phase of development of the European system of nation-states characterized by an uneven process of territorial de-differentiation, which generates tensions due to the decoupling of the formerly territorially overlapping principles of identity, solidarity, & legitimized decision rules within the nation-state. 3 Tables, 2 Figures, 29 References. Adapted from the source document.

Comments on the possibility of unification of the Mediterranean region, modeled after the European Union. Five European Mediterranean nations & twelve southern (African) Mediterranean nations would form a religiously heterogeneous, but essentially forward-moving secular & modernized political unit. While basic conditions for the realization of such a regional integration are favorable, it is argued that the progress would not be rapid. A Mediterranean union would benefit from today's economic globalization trends, expanded communication networks, shared knowledge bases, social & health care applications of scientific advances, greater appreciation & preservation of the region's cultural heritage & tourist destinations, & ecological conservation. J. Sadler

Examines the democratic transition and consolidation process in South Africa; the Apr. 1994 multi-racial elections, regional economic integration, politics in southern Africa, constitutional revision, and other issues; 6 articles. Summaries in English p. 290-2.