European Integration and Political Conflict (Hardcover)

Gary Marks

ISBN 10: 0521827795 / ISBN 13: 9780521827799

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004

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Hardcover. Over the past half-century, Europe has experienced the most radical reallocation of authority that has ever taken place in peace-time, yet the ideological conflicts that will emerge from this are only now becoming apparent. The editors of this volume, Gary Marks and Marco Steenbergen, have brought together a formidable group of scholars of European and comparative politics to investigate patterns of conflict that are arising in the European Union. Using diverse sources of data, and examining a range of actors, including citizens, political parties, members of the European Parliament, social movements, and interest groups, the authors of this volume conclude that political contestation concerning European integration is indeed rooted in the basic conflicts that have shaped political life in Western Europe for many years. This comprehensive volume provides the most up-to-date analysis of political conflict in the European Union. Over the past half-century, Europe has experienced the most radical reallocation of authority that has ever taken place in peace-time. This2004 volume brings together a formidable group of scholars of European and comparative politics to investigate the new patterns of political conflict that are arising in the European Union. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: European Integration and Political Conflict (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521827795
• ISBN 13: 9780521827799
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Europe has experienced the most radical reallocation of authority that has ever taken place in peacetime over the past half-century. However, the ideological conflicts emerging from this development are only now becoming apparent. This collection brings together an authoritative group of scholars of European and comparative politics to investigate patterns of conflict arising in the European Union. The contributors to the volume conclude that political contestation concerning European integration is rooted in the basic conflicts that have shaped political life in Western Europe for many years.

About the Authors

Gary Marks is Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and founding Director of the UNC Center for European Studies. Marks' recent books include Multi-Level Governance and European Integration (with Liesbet Hooghe, 2001), and It Didn't Happen Here: Why Socialism Failed in the United States (with Seymour Martin Lipset, 2000).

Marco R. Steenbergen is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.