National Cultures and European Integration

Staffan Zetterholm Associate Professor and Head of European Research Unit,Aalborg University, Denmark

• Introduction - cultural diversity and common policies, S. Zetterholm; the state of sovereignty in Europe - political concept or cultural self-image, U. Hedetoft; cultural diversity and European integration - the British political parties, S. George; why is cultural diversity a political problem? a discussion of cultural barriers to political integration, S. Zetterholm; cultural diversity and the political system - the German experience, W. Zank; national economic cultures and economic integration, H. Plaschke; is culture a major barrier to a single European market? the case of public purchasing, P.T. Madsen; European cultural diversity and its implications for pan-European advertising, H. Niss.

'... an extremely useful contribution to the contemporary debate on European integration ... [should be] a core text on most courses dealing with European integration.'Rhys Dogan, University of Plymouth'... certain to be widely recommended on courses on European integration...a valuable contribution to the literature on integration...'The Journal of Regional and Federal Studies' ... the production of such stimulating essays in English is very impressive...a worthwhile collection to stimulate discussion.'Political Studies Association'National Cultures and European Integration is a product of the extremely fertile European Research Unit at Aalborg University in Denmark. The essays here are more centrally concerned with the cultural dimension of European integration and demonstrate the value of collecting together the insights of scholars from several disciplinary homelands. There is much to applaud in this book. All of the contributions offer insight and (a good sign) raise