Europe 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 weanalyze its key institutions, system of governance and broader cultural, social and political dynamics? This exhaustive and timely Handbook aims to:-Explore the transformations that characterise 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 is situated in 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, Rosamund and Tilly. Multi-disciplinary in organization, inclusive in coverage and cutting-edge in scope,the Handbook is a landmark resource for anyone interested in European Studies. Edited by Chris Rumford, Royal Holloway, University of London. ÍNDICE: Introduction: The Shifting Terrain of European Studies - Chris Rumford SECTION 1: CONTEXTS : HISTORY, CULTURE, POLITICS Europe Transformed, 1945- 2000 - Charles Tilly The European Heritage: History, memory, and time - Gerard Delanty Europe Beyond East and West - William Outhwaite Postcolonial Europe: Or, understanding Europe in times of the postcolonial - Gurminder K. Bhambra SECTION 2: POLITY - BUILDING: INSTITUTIONALIZATION, GOVERNANCE, EUROPEANIZATION Supranational Governance - Ben Rosamond National Interests - Jeffrey LewisMarkets - Michelle Egan Law and Justice - Lisa Conant A Question of Democracy, or, Facing up to the Future of Europe - Dimitris N. Chryssochoou Competing Visions of European Union - Craig Parsons Enlargement and the Meaning of Europe - John McCormick SECTION 3: THEMES AND ISSUES Uses and Abuses of the Conceptof Integration - Philomena Murray Economic Growth and Global Competitiveness - Amy Verdun Agricultural Policy and Protectionism - Wyn Grant Europe and Global Governance - Jose Magone The Geopolitics of European Freedom and Security -John Agnew Nationalism and Transnationalism - Victor Roudometof Migration, Minorities, Marginality: New directions in European research - Franck Duvell Citizenship, Deomocracy and the Public Sphere - John Erik Fossum Social Movements- Donatella della Porta Multiculturalism, and Public Culture: A historical critique' - Nick Stevenson Religion: Towards a post - secular Europe? - Effie Fokas The Welfare State in an Enlarged European Union - Susanne Fuchs and Claus Offe Cities and Territorial Competitiveness - Neil Brenner Regions and Regional Dynamics - Anssi Paasi Borders - William Walters An Intellectual Homeland: Governing mobilities and space in European education - Martin Lawn Network Europe and Information Society - Barrie Axford SECTION 4: FUTURE DIRECTIONS Reconciling EU and European Studies: Historical perspectives on regional integration- Francis McGowan Normative Power Europe: A trans-disciplinary approach to European studies - Ian Manners Europe as a Postemotional Idea - Stjepan Mestrovic Understanding the real Europe: A cosmopolitanism vision - Ulrich Beck The Mountain comes to Muhammad: Global Islam in provincial Europe - Faisal Devji Cosmopolitan Europe and European Studies - Craig Calhoun
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-3395-7
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 600
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés