Social Forces in the Making of the New Europe The Restructuring of European Social Relations in the Global Political Economy |
|
| Author:
| Bieler, Andreas |
| Editor:
| Morton, Adam David |
| Series title: | International Political Economy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-333-91321-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2001 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $209.95 |
Book Description:
|
The main argument of this book is that the revival of European integration in the mid-1980s and the emergence of a 'New Europe' have to be analysed against the background of globalisation and the transnational restructuring of social forces since the early 1970s. The book brings together a range of diverse - but similar - critical perspectives that draw from the work of Antonio Gramsci to provide an alternative to established neo-functionalist and intergovernmentalist approaches. It is...
More DescriptionThe main argument of this book is that the revival of European integration in the mid-1980s and the emergence of a 'New Europe' have to be analysed against the background of globalisation and the transnational restructuring of social forces since the early 1970s. The book brings together a range of diverse - but similar - critical perspectives that draw from the work of Antonio Gramsci to provide an alternative to established neo-functionalist and intergovernmentalist approaches. It is argued that these critical perspectives can more adequately analyse various aspects of European integration within the recent context of globalisation.