Unia Europejska – hybrydowy system polityczny. Multilevel governance jako kompromis pomiędzy intergovernmentalizmem a supranacjonalizmem
European Union – a hybrid political system. Multilevel governance as a compromise between intergovernmentalism and supranationalism

Summary/Abstract: This paper seeks to give an answer to the question whether the European Union has formed an emancipated political system yet, or still belongs to the supranational domain, creating only an umbrella-type institutional constellation over the traditionally understood state political systems. To answer this question, the author explores argumentation that is delivered by the specific theoretical approaches, including realist, liberal, or (neo)functional paradigms. Special attention is paid to the multilevel governance model, which seems to offer a reasonable compromise for the struggling intergovernmentalists and liberals. At the same time this theoretical concept provides the researchers with descriptive and explanatory power that captures the hybrid nature of the EU at the various levels and dimensions of the integration processes in Europe.

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