Toward a Reflexive Political Sociology of the European Union: Fields, Intellectuals and Politicians (Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology)

by NiiloKauppi (Author), Niilo Kauppi (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2018

  $126.84

  This book argues that contemporary European politics creates new forms of

  transnational power that challenge the traditional parameters of the nation-state.

  Kauppi identifies and critically explores the evolving dynamics between national

  and transnational spaces, groups and knowledge, and suggests that European public

  policies and transnational institutions like the European Parliament create new spaces,

  types of knowledge and novel political practices.

  Toward a Reflexive Political Sociology of the European Union is structured around

  three parts. The first focuses on evolving transnational fields. The second explores the

  changing role of academics and universities. The third section engages with the works

  of Pierre Bourdieu on politics and the media. The issues discussed throughout the

  book revolve around the challenges to the nation-state and of knowledge production

  that is tied to it.

  This book will be an invaluable resource to academics and researchers interested in

  European politics, European Union studies and political sociology.