Euroclash
The European Union's (EU) market integration project has dramatically altered economic activity around Europe. This book presents evidence on how trade has increased, jobs have been created, and European business has been reorganized. The changes in the economy have been accompanied by dramatic chan...
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Oxford University Press
2026
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| author | Fligstein, Neil |
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| description | The European Union's (EU) market integration project has dramatically altered economic activity around Europe. This book presents evidence on how trade has increased, jobs have been created, and European business has been reorganized. The changes in the economy have been accompanied by dramatic changes in how people from different societies interact. This book argues that these changes have produced a truly transnational European society. The book explores the nature of that society and its relationship to the creation of a European identity, popular culture, and politics. Much of the current political conflict around Europe can be attributed to who is and who is not involved in European society. Business owners, managers, professionals, white-collar workers, the educated, and the young have all benefited from European economic integration, specifically by interacting more and more with their counterparts in other societies. They tend to think of themselves as Europeans. Older, poorer, less educated, and blue-collar citizens have benefited less. They view the EU as intrusive on national sovereignty, or they fear its pro-business orientation will overwhelm the national welfare states. They have maintained national identities. There is a third group of mainly-middle class citizens who see the EU in mostly positive terms and sometimes — but not always — think of themselves as Europeans. It is this swing group that is most critical for the future of the European project. If they favor more European cooperation, politicians will oblige. But, if they prefer that policies remain wedded to the nation, European cooperation will stall. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1738172026-03-19T14:18:06Z Euroclash Fligstein, Neil European Union Market integration National sovereignty Trade Welfare state Popular culture Political conflict Managers Professionals White-collar workers thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCP Political economy The European Union's (EU) market integration project has dramatically altered economic activity around Europe. This book presents evidence on how trade has increased, jobs have been created, and European business has been reorganized. The changes in the economy have been accompanied by dramatic changes in how people from different societies interact. This book argues that these changes have produced a truly transnational European society. The book explores the nature of that society and its relationship to the creation of a European identity, popular culture, and politics. Much of the current political conflict around Europe can be attributed to who is and who is not involved in European society. Business owners, managers, professionals, white-collar workers, the educated, and the young have all benefited from European economic integration, specifically by interacting more and more with their counterparts in other societies. They tend to think of themselves as Europeans. Older, poorer, less educated, and blue-collar citizens have benefited less. They view the EU as intrusive on national sovereignty, or they fear its pro-business orientation will overwhelm the national welfare states. They have maintained national identities. There is a third group of mainly-middle class citizens who see the EU in mostly positive terms and sometimes — but not always — think of themselves as Europeans. It is this swing group that is most critical for the future of the European project. If they favor more European cooperation, politicians will oblige. But, if they prefer that policies remain wedded to the nation, European cooperation will stall. 2026-03-19T14:18:04Z 2026-03-19T14:18:04Z 2026-03-02T17:52:27Z 2009 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/110812 9780199580859 9780191562181 9780191647949 9780191702297 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/173817 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/110812/1/9780199580859.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199580859.001.0001 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199580859.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 9780199580859 9780191562181 9780191647949 9780191702297 304 Oxford, United Kingdom open access |
| spellingShingle | European Union Market integration National sovereignty Trade Welfare state Popular culture Political conflict Managers Professionals White-collar workers thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCP Political economy Fligstein, Neil Euroclash |
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| topic_facet | European Union Market integration National sovereignty Trade Welfare state Popular culture Political conflict Managers Professionals White-collar workers thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCP Political economy |
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