The SAGE Handbook of European Studies

by Chris Rumford

• ISBN13: 9781412933957
• ISBN10: 1412933951
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-01
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

'This volume brings together some of the biggest names in European studies to analyze the most important trajectories of Europe's development and the challenges faced by the continent today. No-one interested in Europe will be able to ignore this extraordinary collection of scholarship' - Professor Thomas Diez, Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham'Chris Rumford has established himself as one of the most informed and incisive commentators on contemporary Europe. In this handbook, he has drawn upon this expertise to bring together some of the best scholars currently writing about Europe. Here are to be found both the best-known names and some of the younger and rising stars. In its range and comprehensiveness it will be hard to beat; and it will certainly become an invaluable resource for sociologists, political scientists, historians and all others seeking the best information and most up-to-the-date approaches to the study of Europe today' - Professor Krishan Kumar, University of Virginia'Contemporary European studies has matured substantively. The breadth of topics and range of perspectives offered in this volume is a testimony to its intellectual bearing within and beyond the limits of Europe' - Dr Yasemin Soysal, University of EssexEurope is one of the world's oldest civilizations. But what does it mean to be European today? What place does Europe have in global affairs? How should we analyze its key institutions, system of governance and broader cultural, social and political dynamics?This exhaustive and timely handbook aims to:" explore the transformations that characterize contemporary Europe" Investigate how we can best study Europe" consolidate European studies and provide a platform for future study" increase the profile of European studies.The Handbook promotes the increasing diversity of perspectives employed in the study of contemporary Europe and EU integration and is situated within the context of Europe's transformations. It offers balanced coverage of political, social, economic, cultural and institutional dimensions of Europe. It includes chapters by many leading authorities: Beck; Calhoun; della Porta; Offe; Paasi; Rosamond; and Tilly.Multidisciplinary in organization, inclusive in coverage and cutting-edge in scope, the Handbook is a landmark resource for anyone interested in European studies.

Author Biography

Chris Rumford is Reader in Political Sociology and Global Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
List of contributors	p. ix
Introduction: The Stuff of European Studies	p. 1
Contexts: History, Culture, Politics	p. 15
Europe Transformed, 1945-2000	p. 17
The European Heritage: History, Memory, and Time	p. 36
Europe Beyond East and West	p. 52
Postcolonial Europe, or Understanding Europe in Times of the Postcolonial	p. 69
Polity-Building: Institutionalization, Governance, Europeanization	p. 87
Supranational Governance	p. 89
National Interests	p. 110
Markets	p. 131
Law and Justice	p. 155
Institutionalizing Democracy: Facing up to a Common Future	p. 173
Competing Visions of European Union	p. 191
Enlargement and the Meaning of Europe	p. 209
Themes And Issues	p. 225
Uses and Abuses of the Concept of Integration	p. 227
Economic Growth and Global Competitiveness: From Rome to Maastricht to Lisbon	p. 245
Agricultural Policy and Protectionism	p. 260
Europe and Global Governance	p. 277
The Geopolitics of European Freedom and Security	p. 295
Nationalism and Transnationalism	p. 312
Migration, Minorities and Marginality: New Directions in Europe Migration Research	p. 328
Citizenship, Democracy and the Public Sphere	p. 347
Social Movements	p. 365
Multiculturalism and Public Culture: A Historical Critique	p. 385
Religion: Towards a Postsecular Europe?	p. 401
Welfare State Formation in the Enlarged European Union: Patterns of Reform in Postcommunist States	p. 420
Cities and Territorial Competitiveness	p. 442
Regions and Regional Dynamics	p. 464
Europe's Borders	p. 485
An Intellectual Homeland: Governing Mobilities and Space in European Education	p. 506
Network Europe and the Information Society	p. 521
Future Directions	p. 543
The Contrasting Fortunes of European Studies and EU Studies: Grounds for Reconciliation?	p. 545
Normative Power Europe: A Transdisciplinary Approach to European Studies	p. 561
Europe as a Postemotional Idea - or, æUpon Us All There Still Lies ôthe Curse of CromwellöÆ	p. 587
Understanding the Real Europe: A Cosmopolitan Vision	p. 602
The Mountain Comes to Muhammad: Global Islam in Provincial Europe	p. 620
Cosmopolitan Europe and European Studies	p. 637
Index	p. 655
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