Social Atlas of Europe

Dimitris Ballas is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield. He has published widely in the field of Geoinformatics in the Social Sciences. Danny Dorling is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford. His recent books include The 32 Stops: Lives on London’s Central Line and Bankrupt Britain: An Atlas of Social Change Benjamin D. Hennig is a geographer who loves maps. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and maintains the website www.viewsoftheworld.net

• Introduction;Identity and Culture;Demography;Education;Employment;Industry and Occupation;Health;Politics;Economy;Environment;Social Cohesion;Policy;Conclusions.

"Simply browsing this Social Atlas of Europe is an exhilarating experience for the lay reader: unfailingly informative, sometimes intriguing, and always entertaining. A triumph of human geography and human cartography!" Manos Matsaganis, Polytechnic University of Milan "Once again this innovative group of academics open our eyes to something hidden in plain sight. This time, with refreshing accessibility, it is the way we see Europe. A must read!" Mary O'Hara, journalist and Fulbright scholar "Using two base maps which resize first EU Member States and their neighbours, this innovative new book succeeds in graphically representing statistics and survey answers such as 'Youth unemployment' and 'Democracy: is it the best political system?'" TUC Education European Review "An insightful look at today's Europe -- not through the artifices of geographic boundaries or gross national products, but through the underlying realities that Europeans live every day - their understandings, attitudes, and well-being - all brought to life in charts and maps that reveal the human geography of this vitally important area of the world." Robert B. Reich, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley "A work of and for the decade, The Social Atlas of Europe sets out to explore European identity through the social realities experienced by Europeans." LSE Review of Books Patricia Hogwood "A striking visual map of a dynamic and rapidly evolving Europe." Choice "The authors' innovative use of the cartogram reveals a unique and hitherto unknown view of Europe which will be of wide interest." Professor Dr Menno-Jan Kraak, University of Twente, Netherlands "A must for social scientists and decision-makers wanting to have a better understanding of the institutional forces that unite and divide Europeans." Andres Rodriguez-Pose, London School of Economics and President-elect of the Regional Science Association International.