American Dictionary
Definition neofunctionalism in American English
neofunctionalism noun
noun
1
the process whereby political actors in several distinct national settings are persuaded to shift their loyalties, expectations and political activities toward a new center, whose institutions possess or demand jurisdiction over pre-existing national states
Example
Contemplating the replacement of power politics with a supranational style, neofunctionalism found itself in regular intellectual squabbling with its strong rival intergovernmentalism.
