| A Political Sociology of the European Union: Reassessing Constructivism Contributor(s): Rowell, Jay (Editor), Mangenot, Michel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1784993948 ISBN-13: 9781784993948 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Constitutions - Political Science | World - European |
| LCCN: 2016449322 |
| Series: Europe in Change |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.90 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The study of the European Union has historically been a theoretical battleground. Since the 1990s, new theoretical directions such as neo-institutionalism, multi-level governance and constructivism have provided a new impetus. However, despite these new inroads, empirical work has often remained sociologically and empirically underspecified. This volume seeks to bridge the gap between theory and fieldwork by developing an actor-centred political sociology. In doing so, the volume engages in a critical dialogue with the constructivist framework and proposes to build on its insights through a sociological hardening centred on European actors. The renewal of European studies through political sociology is only useful if it generates new understandings through empirical observation. This volume seeks to take a new tack on constructivism by asking what it is that Europe constructs by looking at three areas- social spaces and professions, policy 'problems' and policies and policy instruments such as the Eurobarometer. |