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Sociology of European Integration

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How does European integration change societies? Which social problems arise in the process? Does it even lead to the formation of a European society?

The sociology of European integration has been developing since the 1990s, when it became clear that European integration has not only political, economic and legal, but also societal consequences for EU member states and the societies linked to them. This core textbook provides an insight into the central theoretical perspectives (e.g. Europeanization theory, transactionalism, field theory, neoinstitutionalism, postcolonialism) and research findings of this comparatively young but dynamically evolving field, covering fundamental sociological issues and key concepts. The text examines social inequalities, intra-European mobility and European identity and how these are affected by European integration, as well as how this process is linked up with various crises and social conflicts in more recent times. Including empirical examples and case study boxes, this is the go-to text for students of sociology and European studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why and how sociology deals with Europe
1. From political to social integration: On the road towards a European society?
2. Integration from above: The formation of the European area of law and justice
3. European sociation from a field-theoretical perspective
4. Horizontal Europeanization: European sociation as integration from below
5. Culture and European sociation
6. Transnational social inequality in the EU
7. European welfare states and EU social policy
8. Europe in the global context: Differentiation theory, neo-institutionalist and postcolonial perspectives
9. Crises and conflicts in Europe: Quo vadis European sociation?
Conclusion

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 08 Jul 2027
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Pages 272
ISBN 9781350559981
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 234 x 156 mm
Series The European Union Series
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Stefanie Börner

Stefanie Börner is Junior Professor of European So…

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Sören Carlson

Sören Carlson is Research associate at the Departm…

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