Author Description
Introduction: Europe's Blues And Europe's Future -- Civic Resources For A European Union In Trouble / Viktoria Kaina, Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski -- 1. Identification And Trust: Resources Of Support For The European Union? / Bettina Westle -- 2. What Does The Eu Mean To You Personally? Citizens' Images Of And Support For The European Union / Nicola Bücker -- 3. Trust In Co-europeans And Support For European Unification: Extending The Identity Approach / Jan Delhey -- 4. In The Union We Trust? Institutional Confidence And Citizens' Support For Supranational Decision-making / Viktoria Kaina -- 5. Civic Resources For European Democracy In Central And Eastern Europe / Matthew Loveless -- 6. Mobilizing Civic Resources Through E-participation In The European Public Sphere: Problem-solving, Re-legitimizing Or Decoupling? / Simon Smith -- 7. Conceptualizing (and Tentatively Mapping) The Eu's Social Constituency / John Eik Fossum And Marit Eldhom -- 8. Caesarean Citizenship And Its Anti-civic Potencial In The European Union / Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski -- 9. From Crisis To Constitution? Europe's Path From Culture To Politics / Enno Rudolph -- 10. Analysing European Identity: The Need For Civic Resources / Viktoria Kaina. Edited By Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski And Victoria Kaina. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the role of civic resources—such as trust, identification, and participation—in sustaining the legitimacy and future stability of the European Union. The editors, Ireneusz Paweł Karolewski and Victoria Kaina, assemble a collection of scholarly contributions that examine how citizen attitudes and institutional confidence influence the political trajectory of the EU. By analyzing the intersection of social identity and supranational governance, the authors argue that the long-term viability of the European project depends heavily on the cultivation of these underlying civic foundations.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Empirical analysis of citizen trust and identification with European institutions.
- Examination of e-participation and its impact on the European public sphere.
- Comparative studies of civic engagement across Central and Eastern European member states.
- Theoretical frameworks regarding the relationship between social culture and political constitution.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts identify this collection as a rigorous academic resource for understanding the sociological dimensions of European integration. Scholars frequently note the density of the text, which serves as a foundational reference for those studying the intersection of political legitimacy and public opinion in the EU.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0415689007
ISBN-13:
9780203106280
Citizenship
Sociology
Democracy
European Union
Community Tags
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