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Politicising Europe: Integration and Mass Politics

Hardback

Main Details

Title Politicising Europe: Integration and Mass Politics
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Swen Hutter
Edited by Edgar Grande
Edited by Hanspeter Kriesi
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:360
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9781107129412
ClassificationsDewey:320.94
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 48 Tables, black and white; 34 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 7 April 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Politicising Europe presents the most comprehensive contribution to empirical research on politicisation to date. The study is innovative in both conceptual and empirical terms. Conceptually, the contributors develop and apply a new index and typology of politicisation. Empirically, the volume presents a huge amount of original data, tracing politicisation in a comparative perspective over more than forty years. Focusing on six European countries (Austria, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK) from the 1970s to the current euro crisis, the book examines conflicts over Europe in election campaigns, street protests, and public debates on every major step in the integration process. It shows that European integration has indeed become politicised. However, the patterns and developments differ markedly across countries and arenas, and many of the key hypotheses on the driving forces of change need to be revisited in view of new findings.

Author Biography

Swen Hutter is a postdoctoral research fellow at the European University Institute. Edgar Grande holds the Chair in Comparative Politics at the University of Munich. Hanspeter Kriesi holds the Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics at the European University Institute.