supranationalism
Transcending national sovereignty
Supranationalism is a political arrangement where member nations cede some sovereignty to a higher authority that can make binding decisions across borders.
The European Union exemplifies supranationalism—its laws can override national legislation in member states.
The term contrasts with intergovernmentalism, where nations cooperate but retain veto power: Critics argue supranationalism erodes democratic accountability.
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
regulation · compliance · enforcement · legislation · charter · protocol · directive · mandate
Divided governmental authority system
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
- globalismCross-border economic integration doctrine
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
Formal union of parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
- intergovernmentalBetween or among governments
collaboration · partnership · accord · dialogue · coordination · pact · coalition · consensus
Merging into one entity
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- amalgamationUniting into one
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
confederation · federalism · pooling · merger · bloc · synthesis · interdependence · coalescence
Continental and diaspora solidarity ideology
- regional identityGeographic community's shared self-concept
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
oversight · regulation · compliance · enforcement · legislation · charter · protocol · directive · mandate · bureaucracy
federalism
Divided governmental authority system
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
- globalismCross-border economic integration doctrine
alliance
Formal union of parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
intergovernmental · collaboration · partnership · accord · dialogue · coordination · pact · coalition · consensus · negotiation
unification
Merging into one entity
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- amalgamationUniting into one
federation · confederation · federalism · pooling · merger · bloc · synthesis · interdependence · coalescence · centralization
Pan-Africanism
Continental and diaspora solidarity ideology
- regional identityGeographic community's shared self-concept
supranationalismnationalism
Devotion to one's country
national sovereignty · statism · state sovereignty · localism · regionalism
supranationalismisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
parochialism · unilateralism · Euroscepticism · protectionism · autarky
nation, national, nationalism, nationality, nationalize, nationalization, internationalism, supranational, transnationalism