European Regionalism and the Left

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Written against a background of global economic and political turmoil, including crisis and uncertainty surrounding the European Union, European Regionalism and the Left offers new critical insights into a range of fundamental problems facing the project of European integration. Issues covered include: the limits and possibilities of European Monetary Union; the impact of European regionalism on the political organisations of the European left; European regionalism and the crisis of social democracy; Russia and the limits to EU regionalism; and the contradictions of Eurocentric politics in an age of globalisation.The book brings together contributions from international scholars drawing on a rich diversity of critical approaches to international political economy, European integration studies, European politics and social theory. Unlike many earlier critical studies of this subject, European Regionalism and the Left consciously eschews any specific radical theoretical narrative or research programme in favour of an open-ended critical engagement with the political economy of contemporary Europe. As such it attempts to open up left analyses of Europe to broader traditions of critical inquiry.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-11-01
Mått156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt486 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagManchester University Press
ISBN9780719085734

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Introduction: Global Change, European Regionalism and the LeftGerard Strange and Owen WorthPART ONE: European Regionalism, Neoliberalism and World Order1. US Power and the Crisis of Social Democracy in Europe’s 2nd Project of Integration Magnus Ryner2. The Discursive Construction of Neoliberalism: the EU and the Contested Substance of European Economic Space Ben Rosamond3. The Euro and Open Regionalism in the Politics of ‘Permanent Renegotiation’ and the International Political Economy of Monetary Power: a Critical Engagement with ‘New Constitutionalism’ Gerard StrangePART TWO: Europe and the Transformation of the Left4. Europeanisation of the Left: Cooperation or CompetitionMichael Holmes and Simon Lightfoot5. The Impossibility of Social Democracy: From Unfailing Optimism to Enlightened Pessimism in the ‘Re-Social Democratisation’ DebateDavid Bailey6. The Co-option or Resistance? Trade unions and Neoliberal Restructuring in EuropeAndreas Bieler7. Beyond the Third Way: Regionalism and Socialist Renewal in EuropeOwen WorthPART THREE: The Limits and Potentials of Greater European Regionalism8. Habermas on Europe: A CritiqueLawrence Wilde9. The Edges of Europe: the ‘Eastern Marches’ and the Problematic Nature of a ‘Wider Europe’Neil RobinsonConclusions: Critical Analysis, War of Manoeuvre, War of Position: Neoliberalism and the Prospects for a Renewed Left Politics in the European UnionRay Silvius and Randall Germain

"this strikes me as an extremely interesting and valuable volume which will appeal not only to scholars of European integration and political economy, but also those working in the field of International Political Economy. Its succinct and accessibly written chapters and breadth of coverage also mean that it is likely to serve as a useful primer for university courses on the EU. Finally, its suggestions for improving the effectiveness of ‘the left’ make it useful reading for such organisations as progressive political parties, trade unions and other like-minded social movements in Europe."(Gabriel Siles-Brügge, Political Studies Review Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2014)