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The Politicization of the European Union

From European Governance to EU Politics

by Stefano Greco (Author)
©2023 Monographs 126 Pages

Summary

The Maastricht Treaty remains a crossroad in the history of European integration. Since its ratification, policy areas at the core of the national sovereignties have been included in the Brussels agenda, the power balance between the European institutions has started to mutate, and the European Union affairs have progressively become a controversial issue in the public debate. The goal of the book is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the politicization of European affairs. The final aim is to assess the institutional and socio-political impact of EU politicization, detecting how the European elites could exploit the saliency gained by European affairs to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of the European institutions.

Table Of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • About the author
  • About the book
  • This eBook can be cited
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgement
  • Introduction: The politicized post-Maastricht era
  • Chapter 1. The EU in the spotlight: The politicization of the European governance
  • 1.1. The politicization of the European integration
  • 1.2. A historical perspective of the politicization of European affairs
  • 1.3. The politicization of European affairs in the theories of regional integration
  • Chapter 2. The causes of politicization: A critical top-down assessment
  • 2.1. Political elites in the EU’s multilevel governance system
  • 2.2. Crisis, depoliticization and mass media
  • 2.3. Euroscepticism and politicization
  • Chapter 3. The origin of European politicization from the bottom
  • 3.1. Globalization and socio-economic inequalities
  • 3.2. The emergence of the globalization-led cleavage
  • 3.3. Cultural-demographic trends, religion and digital communication
  • Chapter 4. The consequences of the politicization of European affairs
  • 4.1. The side effects of the shift from EU governance to EU politics
  • 4.2. The opportunities arising from the politicization of the European affairs
  • 4.3. The socio-political consequences of the EU politicization
  • Chapter 5. Power and legitimacy in the politicized European Union
  • 5.1. The political communities, the nation-states and the post-modern polity
  • 5.2. The EU democratic legitimacy dilemma between collective identity and politicization
  • 5.3. Identity, politicization and the European political community
  • Conclusion: A vision for the politicized European Union
  • Bibliography
  • Index of subjects
  • Series index

About the author

Stefano Greco is a Jean Monnet professor of European Union politics and founder director of the Chitkara Spaak Centre for Multidisciplinary European Studies, Chitkara University. His research activities relate to political sociology, EU politicization and European political parties.

About the book

The Maastricht Treaty remains a crossroad in the history of European integration. Since its ratification, policy areas at the core of the national sovereignties have been included in the Brussels agenda, the power balance between the European institutions has started to mutate, and the European Union affairs have progressively become a controversial issue in the public debate. The goal of the book is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the politicization of European affairs. The final aim is to assess the institutional and socio-political impact of EU politicization, detecting how the European elites could exploit the saliency gained by European affairs to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of the European institutions.

This eBook can be cited

This edition of the eBook can be cited. To enable this we have marked the start and end of a page. In cases where a word straddles a page break, the marker is placed inside the word at exactly the same position as in the physical book. This means that occasionally a word might be bifurcated by this marker.

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgement

Introduction: The politicized post-Maastricht era

Chapter 1. The EU in the spotlight: The politicization of the European governance

1.1. The politicization of the European integration

1.2. A historical perspective of the politicization of European affairs

1.3. The politicization of European affairs in the theories of regional integration

Chapter 2. The causes of politicization: A critical top-down assessment

2.1. Political elites in the EU’s multilevel governance system

2.2. Crisis, depoliticization and mass media

2.3. Euroscepticism and politicization

Chapter 3. The origin of European politicization from the bottom

3.1. Globalization and socio-economic inequalities

3.2. The emergence of the globalization-led cleavage

3.3. Cultural-demographic trends, religion and digital communication

Chapter 4. The consequences of the politicization of European affairs

4.1. The side effects of the shift from EU governance to EU politics

Details

Pages
126
Publication Year
2023
ISBN (PDF)
9783631908365
ISBN (ePUB)
9783631908372
ISBN (Hardcover)
9783631902332
DOI
10.3726/b21169
Language
English
Publication date
2023 (August)
Keywords
European integration EU legitimacy European identity European parties EU socio-politics Socio-political cleavages
Published
Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Warszawa, Wien, 2023. 126 pp.

Biographical notes

Stefano Greco (Author)

Stefano Greco is a Jean Monnet professor of European Union politics and founder director of the Chitkara Spaak Centre for Multidisciplinary European Studies, Chitkara University. His research activities relate to political sociology, EU politicization and European political parties.

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