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The invocation of the market has been omnipresent in media
discussions of crisis Europe . On the one hand, the market is
presented as that to which EU member states must collectively
respond. It is the very purpose of a post-national government and
that which dictates individual and collective identities. The
expansion of market is that which guarantees and constitutes peace
in Europe. On the other hand, the market is that which government
must seek to tame. It is the servant of government and ought not be
permitted to undermine collective identities and solidarities
associated with the juridical imaginary of social contract and
sovereign nation-state. It is, from this perspective, the expansion
of the social institutions of nation-state into the post-national
arena that will constitute a lasting peace in Europe.
Cosmopolitan Government in Europe uses a Foucauldian lens to
consider the ethics of the scholarly and institutional discourses
associated with these apparently divergent market and legal
cosmopolitan visions of Europe. It reflects on attempts to
reconcile or move beyond these discourses, particularly through the
invocation of more pluralist modes of governance, but claims that
such moves have been largely unsuccessful in both practice and
theory. It argues that the very ambiguity in the relationship
between the ideal subjects that these market and legal visions
promote respectively, post-national entrepreneur and citizen is
that which permits a space for resistance and politics. Thus, the
book argues for a pragmatic politics which is cognizant of the
violent potential inherent in any cosmopolitan attempt to govern
Europe, while recognising the contemporary dangers associated with
the dominance of a market cosmopolitan Europe.
This work is an important and timely intervention in
contemporary debates about democratic Europe and its shortcomings
and will be of great interest to scholars of international
political theory, European studies and international political
economy.
The European question has divided the Labour Party and the
progressive left for over 50 years. The contemporary left-wing
antithesis to the EU harks back to Bennite anti-marketeer
narratives: a neoliberal EU undermines the potential for national
progressive policies in relation to labour markets, state
intervention and finance. However, many make the case that the
EU’s four freedoms support a progressive politics: the single
market project embeds social and workers’ rights, challenges
member state support for large corporate interests and facilitates
free movement for EU citizens. There is, in short, a progressive
dilemma for the British left in relation to the European issue,
which the authors navigate through the analysis of four policy
issues that arose during the Brexit debate and remain significant
for British politics and for the left in particular: free trade and
the single market, industrial policy and state aid, free movement
of persons and finance.
The invocation of 'the market' has been omnipresent in media
discussions of 'crisis Europe'. On the one hand, 'the market' is
presented as that to which EU member states must collectively
respond. It is the very purpose of a post-national government and
that which dictates individual and collective identities. The
expansion of market is that which guarantees and constitutes peace
in Europe. On the other hand, 'the market' is that which government
must seek to tame. It is the servant of government and ought not be
permitted to undermine collective identities and solidarities
associated with the juridical imaginary of social contract and
sovereign nation-state. It is, from this perspective, the expansion
of the social institutions of nation-state into the post-national
arena that will constitute a lasting peace in Europe. Cosmopolitan
Government in Europe uses a Foucauldian lens to consider the ethics
of the scholarly and institutional discourses associated with these
apparently divergent market and legal cosmopolitan visions of
Europe. It reflects on attempts to reconcile or move beyond these
discourses, particularly through the invocation of more pluralist
modes of governance, but claims that such moves have been largely
unsuccessful in both practice and theory. It argues that the very
ambiguity in the relationship between the ideal subjects that these
market and legal visions promote - respectively, post-national
'entrepreneur' and 'citizen' - is that which permits a space for
resistance and politics. Thus, the book argues for a pragmatic
politics which is cognizant of the violent potential inherent in
any cosmopolitan attempt to govern Europe, while recognising the
contemporary dangers associated with the dominance of a market
cosmopolitan Europe. This work is an important and timely
intervention in contemporary debates about democratic Europe and
its shortcomings and will be of great interest to scholars of
international political theory, European studies and international
political economy.
This book investigates the causes and consequences of crisis in
four countries of the Eurozone periphery - Greece, Spain, Portugal
and Ireland. The contributions to this volume are provided from
country-specific experts, and are organised into two themed
subsections: the first analyses the economic dynamics at play in
relation to each state, whilst the second considers their
respective political situations. The work debates what made these
states particularly susceptible to crisis, the response to the
crisis and its resultant effects, as well as the manifestation of
resistance to austerity. In doing so, Parker and Tsarouhas consider
the implications of continued fragilities in the Eurozone both for
these countries and for European integration more generally.
This book investigates the causes and consequences of crisis in
four countries of the Eurozone periphery - Greece, Spain, Portugal
and Ireland. The contributions to this volume are provided from
country-specific experts, and are organised into two themed
subsections: the first analyses the economic dynamics at play in
relation to each state, whilst the second considers their
respective political situations. The work debates what made these
states particularly susceptible to crisis, the response to the
crisis and its resultant effects, as well as the manifestation of
resistance to austerity. In doing so, Parker and Tsarouhas consider
the implications of continued fragilities in the Eurozone both for
these countries and for European integration more generally.
Politics in the European Union is an accessible and comprehensive
introduction to the EU. Unique in its in-depth coverage of the
history of the EU, the book explores a wide range of topics
including institutions and policies, making it a complete guide to
understanding the complex nature of the EU. Now in its fifth
edition, the text has been fully updated to include coverage of
Brexit, the refugee crisis, and political developments within
member states. The text is enriched with a wide range of learning
features, including end of chapter questions, which are designed to
stimulate critical thinking, suggested further reading, EU
timelines, and illustrative figures to help students take their
learning further.
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