The Cultural Politics of European Integration
Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 644 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-18014-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
In this revealing study, Cris Shore scrutinises the process of European integration using the techniques of anthropology, and drawing on thought from across the social sciences. Using the findings of numerous interviews with EU employees, he reveals that there is not just a subculture of corruption within the institutions of Europe, but that their problems are largely a result of the way the EU itself is constituted and run. He argues that European integration has largely failed in bringing about anything but an ever-closer integration of the technical, political and financial elites of Europe - at the expense of its ordinary citizens.
This critical anthropology of European integration is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the culture and politics of the EU.
Zielgruppe
General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction Part One: Inventing Europe 1. Forging a European Nation-State? The European Union and Questions of Culture 2. Creating the People's Europe: Symbols, History and Invented Traditions 3. Citizenship of the Union. The Cultural Construction of a European Citizen 4. Symbolizing Boundaries: The Single Currency and the Art of European Governance Part Two: EU Civil Servants. The New Europeans? 5. A Supranational Civil Service? The Role of the Commission in the Integration Process 6. The Brussels Context. Integration and Engrenage among EU Elites 7. Transnational, Supranational or Post-National? The Organisational Culture of the Commission Conclusions