Overview
- Explores in detail the formation of EU policies in a variety of policy sectors
- Proposes a sociological approach to European integration
- Deals comprehensively with several empirical manifestations of the emerging empire structure of the EU
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This edited collection addresses a paradox at the heart of the European Union: if it is a constantly enlarging empire of governance, how can almost thirty member states design policies as an administrative whole, whilst narrowly approaching all political issues from one economic point of view? The contributors to this collection approach this by studying knowledge production, policy formation and policy implementation in the union. The topics covered include the history of the union, its nature as an empire in the making compared to historical successors as well as current USA and China, formation of union level statistical data and policy documents, paradoxes of fiscal governance, social innovation policy, youth and education policy, energy policy and foreign policy with particular regard to Russia. The concluding chapter outlines five alternative future scenarios for the union extending from collapse and marginalization to the emergence of a federal empire.
The book is essential reading for anybody interested in the EU, including students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology, political science, international relations, economics, management studies, public and social policy, science and technology studies, and environmental policy.
Reviews
“The volume does offer interesting, novel and intellectually stimulating insights to governance in a wide range of policy areas. Moreover, the editors’ empire perspective is thought-provoking, while many if not all of the chapters can be read as stand-alone texts, which makes the volume also an interesting source for scholars and practitioners interested only in particular policy areas.” (Timo Weishaupt, European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, Vol. 6 (2), 2019)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Risto Heiskala is Professor and Director of the Institute for Advanced Social Research at the University of Tampere, Finland.
Jari Aro is University Researcher at the University of Tampere, Finland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Policy Design in the European Union
Book Subtitle: An Empire of Shopkeepers in the Making?
Editors: Risto Heiskala, Jari Aro
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64849-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-64848-4Published: 01 February 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87886-7Published: 04 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-64849-1Published: 24 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2946-6016
Series E-ISSN: 2946-6024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 357
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Political Sociology, European Union Politics, Comparative Social Policy