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Book SynopsisOffers a treatment of European integration from a sociological perspective. This book concerns itself with such issues as the relation between the EU and globalization, the nature of the EU state, and the question of whether a European society can be said to exist.
Trade Review"A much needed contribution to the study of the European Union from a sociological perspective. Rumford usefully problematises most of the established discourses on European integration and sets the debate in the context of a globalising world." Barrie Axford, Oxford Brookes University "Rumford draws widely and authoritatively on the new political sociology to show its potential for challenging orthodox views on the future of Europe. The result is a very effective argument that globalization as social transformation makes possible multiple Europes beyond the limits of the European Union. This will become a standard text for students of contemporary European politics and society." Martin Albrow, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements.
1. Introduction: A New Approach to Studying European Integration.
2: The European Union and Globalization.
3. The Question of the European State.
4. European Society.
5. Unemployment, Social Exclusion and Citizenship.
6. Cohesion Policy and Regional Autonomy.
7. Rethinking Core-Periphery Relations.
8: Europe and Democracy.
9: EU Enlargement.
10. Conclusion.
Notes.
References.
Index.
