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Book SynopsisThe book constructs a case for re-imagining Europe – not as an entity in Brussels or a series of fixed relations – but as a simultaneously real and imagined space of action which exists to the extent that Europeans and others act in and on it.
Table of ContentsIntroduction – Caitríona Carter, Richard Freeman and Martin Lawn
Part I: Spaces revisited
1. Performing Europe: backstage versus frontstage politics in the European Parliament – Ruth Wodak
2. Interpreting Europe: mainstreaming gender in DG Research, European Commission – Rosalind Cavaghan
Part II: Spaces reconciled
3. Modelling Europe: the political properties of impact assessment – Diego de la Hoz
4. Referencing Europe: usages of Europe in national identity projects – Jenny Ozga and Farah Shaik
Part III: Spaces revealed
5. Consulting to Europe: knowledge agents and the building of Europe – Bruce Ross
6. Measuring Europe: making sense of Europe through data and statistics – Sotiria Grek and Martin Lawn
7. De-politicizing Europe: collective private action and sustainable Europe – Caitríona Carter
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