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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799904603321

Autore

Barbier Jean-Claude

Titolo

The road to social Europe : a contemporary approach to political cultures and diversity in Europe / / Jean-Claude Barbier ; translated by Susan Gruenheck Taponier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-59603-8

1-283-70847-7

0-203-32784-5

1-136-59604-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Routledge/European sociological association studies in European societies ; ; 16

Routledge/European Sociological Association studies in European societies ; ; 16

Altri autori (Persone)

Gruenheck TaponierSusan

Disciplina

320.51/3094

Soggetti

Welfare state - Europe

Public welfare - Europe

Europe Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Social protection in Europe : national and/or European? -- pt. II. Toward a sociological understanding of cultural diversity in Europe -- pt. III. Political cultures and European integration.

Sommario/riassunto

In the wake of the Greek and Irish crises, and at a moment when solidarity between states is hotly debated on a daily basis at EU level, it is important to understand how 'solidarity' can happen at all. The Road to Social Europe reviews the development of political cultural processes since the nineteenth century, showing how social protection and social justice have gradually become interwoven with systems of social protection, or welfare states. Grounded on extensive empirical research conducted in many EU countries and in the European Commission's administration ove