Rumford, Chris,  1958- <br/><br/>
The European Union :  a political sociology / 
Chris Rumford. 
 - 1 online resource (312 pages). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover13; -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: A New Approach to Studying European Integration -- 2 The European Union and Globalization -- 3 The Question of the European State -- 4 European Society -- 5 Unemployment, Social Exclusion, and Citizenship -- 6 Cohesion Policy and Regional Autonomy -- 7 Rethinking Core8211;Periphery Relations -- 8 Europe and Democracy -- 9 EU Enlargement -- 10 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. 
<br/><br/> The European Union is the first full-length treatment of European integration from a sociological perspective. It redirects the core concerns of political sociology away from nationally bounded societies towards a "sociology beyond societies," capable of making a valuable contribution to thinking about the nature and problems of the European Union. Within this broad objective the book concerns itself with such key issues as the relation between the EU and globalization, the nature of the EU state, and the question of whether a European society can be said to exist. Students, scholars, and soci. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470752104 0470752106 9780470753569 0470753560 9780631226178 0631226176 9780631226185 0631226184 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1002/9780470753569  doi 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>European Union.<br/>European Union.<br/>European Union.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Globalization.<br/>Civil society--European Union countries.<br/>Union européenne.<br/>Mondialisation.<br/>Société civile--Pays de l'Union européenne.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.<br/>Civil society.<br/>Globalization.<br/>Social conditions<br/>Europese integratie.<br/>Sociologische aspecten.<br/>Internationalisatie.<br/>Union europeenne.<br/>Mondialisation.<br/>Societe civile--Pays de l'Union europeenne.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>European Union countries--Social conditions.<br/>Pays de l'Union européenne--Conditions sociales.<br/>Europe--European Union countries.<br/>Pays de l'Union europeenne--Conditions sociales.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Unión Europea. Globalización. Sociedad civil  Paises de la Unión Europea. Paises de la Unión Europea  Condiciones sociales. 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic resource.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JN30  / .R86 2008EBK