A political sociology of transnational Europe / edited by Niilo Kauppi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kauppi, Niilo.

Series:

Studies in European political science

ECPR - studies in European political science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--Europe--Congresses.

Political participation.

Politics and government.

Europe--Politics and government--21st century--Congresses.

Europe.

Political sociology--Congresses.

Political sociology.

Political science.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Colchester, UK : ECPR Press, 2013.

Summary:

This volume presents cutting-edge, theoretically ambitious studies in political sociology, by first-rate European scholars, that deal with some of the major challenges European societies and politics are facing. These have to do with globalisation and complex Europeanisation, which have contributed to restructuring the European nation-state and redefining political power. Accounting for these transformations requires revisiting traditional objects of political science such as state sovereignty, civil society and citizenship. While doing this, the studies in this volume join sophisticated empirical analyses with methodological and conceptual innovations such as field theory, multiple correspondence analysis and the study of space sets. Combining qualitative and quantitative research techniques and macro- and micro-levels, they have in common a contextual analysis of politics through scrutiny of configurations of groups, representations and perceptions in an increasingly transnational space. A transnational perspective that seeks to avoid methodological nationalism is present in all the studies of this volume. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I From Grass Roots to Brussels: Making Voices Heard

Chapter 1 Introduction: Political Sociology and 'Second-Wave' European Studies / Niilo Kauppi Kauppi, Niilo 3

Chapter 2 Contentious EU Politics: A Comparative Analysis of Protest Campaigns / Donatella della Porta Porta, Donatella della, Louisa Parks Parks, Louisa 17

Chapter 3 EU Lobbying and the European Transparency Initiative: A Sociological Approach to Interest Groups / Hélène Michel Michel, Hélène 53

Chapter 4 Fighting Together: Assessing Continuity and Change in Social Movement Organisations through the Study of Constituencies' Heterogeneity / Olivier Fillieide Fillieide, Olivier, Philippe Blanchard Blanchard, Philippe 79

Part II Renegotiating State Sovereignty

Chapter 5 Borders, Mobility and Security / Didier Bigo Bigo, Didier 111

Chapter 6 Redefining European Higher Education: Global University Rankings and Higher Education Policy / Tero Erkkilä Erkkilä, Tero, Niilo Kauppi Kauppi, Niilo 127

Chapter 7 Human Rights and European Integration: From Institutional Divide to Convergent Practice / Mikael Rask Madsen Madsen, Mikael Rask 147

Part III Citizens Imagining Europe

Chapter 8 On the National and Ideological Backgrounds of Elites' Attitudes Toward European Institutions / Daniel Gaxie Gaxie, Daniel, Nicolas Hubé Hubé, Nicolas 165

Chapter 9 Europeans' Space-Sets and the Political Legitimacy of the EU / Ettore Recchi Recchi, Ettore, Theresa Kuhn Kuhn, Theresa 191

Chapter 10 Parallel Lives: Social Comparison Across National Boundaries / Jonathan White White, Jonathan 223

Chapter 11 Constructing European Citizens? Evaluating the Integrative Force of Teaching History / Stefan Seidendorf Seidendorf, Stefan 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1907301348

9781907301346

1907301852

9781907301858

OCLC:

839790742

Publisher Number:

99961559481