The Politicization of the European Union

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