Synopses & Reviews
European integration is one of the most ambitious and socially far-reaching developments in world politics and in world economics. Against growing opposition and despite increasing social heterogeneity, the European Union continues to expand and to acquire new competences. But to what extent is the self-proclaimed "ever closer union among the peoples of Europe" a social reality? In which ways is the political European project anchored in social developments? How does social change impinge upon political integration? Societal trends in multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and socially diverse Europe have never been studied systematically. Handbook of European Societies: Social Transformations in the 21st Century
Review
Aus den Rezensionen: "... Dabei konzentriert man sich auf die Rolle der politischen Parteien und Interessengruppen sowie auf das Verhältnis subnationaler politischer Einrichtungen zur Bürgerschaft. Das Ergebnis ist eine durchaus interessante Kompilation von Beiträgen, deren Qualität allerdings stark variiert..." (John Loughlin/Frank Hendriks/Anders Lidstrom, in: ZSE Zeitschrift für Staats- und Europawissenschaften, 2012, Vol. 10, Issue 2, S. 293 f.)
Synopsis
Introduction
Stefan Immerfall and G ran Therborn
Chapter 1: Associations and Community
Stefan Immerfall, Eckhard Priller, and Jan Delhey
Chapter 2: Bureaucracy and the State
Guy B. Peters
Chapter 3: Cities
Patrick Le Gal s and G ran Therborn
Chapter 4: Political Transformations
Sten Berglund and Joakim Ekman
Chapter 5: Collective Action
Dieter Rucht
Chapter 6: Crime and Justice
Rosemary Barberet and Matti Joutsen
Chapter 7: Culture
J rgen Gerhards
Chapter 8: Education
Walter M ller and Irena Kogan
Chapter 9: Elites and Power Structure
Michael Hartmann
Chapter 10: Identity
Stefan Immerfall, Klaus Boehnke, and Dirk Baier
Chapter 11: Leisure and Consumption
Jukka Gronow and Dale Southerton
Chapter 12: Life Course
Heather Hofmeister
Chapter 13: Population
Tony Fahey
Chapter 14: Religion and Churches
Roberto Cipriani
Chapter 15: Sexuality and Family Formation
Elina Haavio-Mannila and Anna Rotkirch
Chapter 16: Stratification and Social Mobility
P ter R bert
Chapter 17: Transnationality
Steffen Mau and Sebastian B ttner
Chapter 18: Welfare States
Thomas Bahle, J rgen Kohl, and Claus Wendt
Chapter 19: Well-being and Inequality
Petra B hnke and Ulrich Kohler
Chapter 20: Conclusion: European Integration and the Elusive European Dream
Stefan Immerfall and G ran Therborn
Synopsis
Societal trends in Europe have never been studied systematically. This book rectifies that. It analyzes current social patterns in Europe, covering major topics of social concern and sociological relevance such as Consumption, Power Structure and Sexuality.
About the Author
Stefan Immerfall is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Education at Schwaebisch Gmuend, Germany. He graduated from Ruhr University in Germany, and received his doctorate and his second doctorate from the University of Passau, Germany. Among his publications are Safeguarding German-American Relations in the New Century: Understanding and Accepting Mutual Differences (with Hermann Kurthen and Antonio Menendez), Europa - politisches Einigungswerk und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung (2006), The New Politics of the Right: Neo-Populist Parties and Movements in Established Democracies (with Hans-Georg Betz, 1988), Territoriality in the Globalizing Society (1998), and Die westeuropäischen Gesellschaften im Vergleich (with Stefan Hradil, 1997). Besides European integration, his research topics include political economy and political sociology. Göran Therborn is the Director of Research and Professor and Chair Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. Prior to that, he was the Co-Director of the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences for 10 years, and Professor of Sociology at Göteborg University in Sweden, and Professor of Political Science at the Catholic University in The Netherlands. His writings include the following books: Science Class and Society (l976), What Does the Ruling Class Do When It Rules? (l978), The Ideology of Power of and the Power of Ideology (l980), Why Some Peoples Are More Unemployed than Others (l986), European Modernity and Beyond (l995), Between Sex and Power. Family in the World, l900-2000 (2004), Inequalities of the World (2006), and From Marxism to Postmarixsm? (2009) His works have been translated into more than twenty languages. Currently, he is pursuing comparative global studies, and in particular, a project on the capital cities of the world.
Table of Contents
Introduction Stefan Immerfall and Göran Therborn Chapter 1: Associations and Community Stefan Immerfall, Eckhard Priller, and Jan Delhey Chapter 2: Bureaucracy and the State Guy B. Peters Chapter 3: Cities Patrick Le Galès and Göran Therborn Chapter 4: Political Transformations Sten Berglund and Joakim Ekman Chapter 5: Collective Action Dieter Rucht Chapter 6: Crime and Justice Rosemary Barberet and Matti Joutsen Chapter 7: Culture Jürgen Gerhards Chapter 8: Education Walter Müller and Irena Kogan Chapter 9: Elites and Power Structure Michael Hartmann Chapter 10: Identity Stefan Immerfall, Klaus Boehnke, and Dirk Baier Chapter 11: Leisure and Consumption Jukka Gronow and Dale Southerton Chapter 12: Life Course Heather Hofmeister Chapter 13: Population Tony Fahey Chapter 14: Religion and Churches Roberto Cipriani Chapter 15: Sexuality and Family Formation Elina Haavio-Mannila and Anna Rotkirch Chapter 16: Stratification and Social Mobility Péter Róbert Chapter 17: Transnationality Steffen Mau and Sebastian Büttner Chapter 18: Welfare States Thomas Bahle, Jürgen Kohl, and Claus Wendt Chapter 19: Well-being and Inequality Petra Böhnke and Ulrich Kohler Chapter 20: Conclusion: European Integration and the Elusive European Dream Stefan Immerfall and Göran Therborn