Handbook of European Societies Social Transformations in the 21st Century /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Immerfall, Stefan. (Editor), Therborn, Gr̲an. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Quality of Life.; Europe > Economic policy.; Sociology.; Quality of Life > Research.; Social Sciences.; European Integration.; Quality of Life Research.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88199-7

European integration is one of the most ambitious and socially far-reaching developments in world politics and in world economics. Against growing opposition and despite increasing social heterogeneity, the European Union continues to expand and to acquire new competences. But to what extent is the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Stefan Immerfall and Gr̲an Therborn
• Chapter 1: Associations and Community Stefan Immerfall, Eckhard Priller, and Jan Delhey
• Chapter 2: Bureaucracy and the State Guy B. Peters
• Chapter 3: Cities, Patrick Le Gals̈ and Gr̲an Therborn
• Chapter 4: Political Transformations, Sten Berglund and Joakim Ekman
• Chapter 5: Collective Action Dieter Rucht
• Chapter 6: Crime and Justice, Rosemary Barberet and Matti Joutsen
• Chapter 7: Culture, J<U+00fc>rgen Gerhards
• Chapter 8: Education, Walter M<U+00fc>ller and Irena Kogan
• Chapter 9: Elites and Power Structure, Michael Hartmann
• Chapter 10: Identity, Stefan Immerfall, Klaus Boehnke, and Dirk Baier
• Chapter 11: Leisure and Consumption, Jukka Gronow and Dale Southerton
• Chapter 12: Life Course, Heather Hofmeister
• Chapter 13: Population Tony Fahey
• Chapter 14: Religion and Churches, Roberto Cipriani
• Chapter 15: Sexuality and Family Formation, Elina Haavio-Mannila and Anna Rotkirch
• Chapter 16: Stratification and Social Mobility, Pťer Rb̤ert
• Chapter 17: Transnationality, Steffen Mau and Sebastian B<U+00fc>ttner
• Chapter 18: Welfare States, Thomas Bahle, J<U+00fc>rgen Kohl, and Claus Wendt
• Chapter 19: Well-being and Inequality, Petra Bh̲nke and Ulrich Kohler
• Chapter 20: Conclusion: European Integration and the Elusive European Dream, Stefan Immerfall and Gr̲an Therborn.