TY - BOOK AU - Rumford,Chris TI - The European Union: a political sociology SN - 9780470752104 AV - JN30 .R86 2008EBK PY - 2008/// CY - Malden, MA, USA PB - Blackwell Publishers KW - European Union KW - fast KW - Globalization KW - Civil society KW - European Union countries KW - Union européenne KW - Mondialisation KW - Société civile KW - Pays de l'Union européenne KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Anthropology KW - Cultural KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Public Policy KW - Cultural Policy KW - Popular Culture KW - Social conditions KW - Europese integratie KW - gtt KW - Sociologische aspecten KW - Internationalisatie KW - Union europeenne KW - rvm KW - Societe civile KW - Pays de l'Union europeenne KW - Conditions sociales KW - Europe KW - Unión Europea KW - Globalización KW - Sociedad civil KW - Paises de la Unión Europea KW - Condiciones sociales KW - Electronic books KW - local KW - Electronic resource N1 - BIBINDX; 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470753569 ER -