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The Road to Social Europe : a Contemporary Approach to Political Cultures and Diversity in Europe.
In the wake of the Greek and Irish crises, and at a moment when solidarity between states is hotly debated on a daily basis at EU level, it is important to understand how 'solidarity' can happen at all. The Road to Social Europe reviews the development of political cultural processes since...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Colección: | Routledge/ESA studies in European societies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Road to Social Europe; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface to the English Edition; Preface to the French Edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Social Protection in Europe: National And/or European?; 1. National Social Protection Systems at the Core of State Legitimacy; L'état-Providence: A Tale of Mistranslation; Social Security: An American and French Myth; Social Protection: The Possibility of a Concept; National Traditions and Particularistic Universalism; Question Sociale, Soziale Frage and Arbeiterfrage.
- Wage Earner Nexus and Wage RelationThe Importance of Social Meanings in Comparisons; 2. The Nation and Social Protection: Practices and Subjectivities; How Social Protection Is Linked to the Nation; The Preference Given to National Identity and Its Contemporary Forms; 3. Fifty Years of Social Europe (1957-2007): A Realistic Appraisal; The Logic Behind the Construction of Social Europe; The Main Steps in the Construction of Social Europe; Part II: Toward a Sociological Understanding of Cultural Diversity in Europe; 4. Cultural Diversity: A Blind Spot?
- Diversity Is Empirically and Theoretically TroublesomeThe Contributions and Limitations of Classifications and Typologies; The Tools of Political Economy and the Various Forms of Capitalism; The Painstaking Process of Gaining Recognition of Cultures; 5. Transcending the Quarrel Between Universalism and Culturalism; A Formidable Obstacle; The Dangers of the Imperialism of Universalist Economics; Interdisciplinary Cooperation and Different Levels of Abstraction; 6. The Ethical Principles Governing Cross- National Comparison; Two Ethical Imperatives and European Integration.
- Respect for the OtherObjectivity and Axiological Neutrality; Promoting Comparative Sociology's Independence from Politics; Part III: Political Cultures and European Integration; 7. The Collective "Imaginary", Language and Politics; Beyond Ideas: Collective Meanings; The Proliferation of Approaches to Political Culture; Language as a Tool for Research and Political Action; When Europeans Speak of Social Protection; Political Culture, Immigration and Social Protection; 8. A New Start for Social Europe: Giving Priority to Languages; Depoliticization and Legitimation: Underestimated Obstacles.
- Projects to Revive Social Europe?Other Initiatives: Bringing Cultures Closer Together; Conclusion and 2012 Postscript to the English Edition; Notes; References; Index.