Politics of crisis in Europe

By:

Davis Cross, Mai`a K

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Cambridge University Press 2017Description: x, 248 pISBN:

9781107147836

Subject(s): DDC classification:

341.2422 23 DA-P

LOC classification:

D2024 .D38 2017

Other classification:

POL040000

Contents:

1. A Europe of crises -- 2. Explaining existential crises -- 3. The Iraq crisis -- 4. The constitutional treaty crisis -- 5. The Eurozone crisis.

Scope and content: "The Politics of Crisis in Europe explores the resilience of the European Union in the face of repeated crises perceived to threaten its very existence. While it is often observed after the fact that these crises serve as opportunities for integration, this is the first critical analysis to suggest that we cannot fully understand the nature and severity of these crises without recognising the role of societal reaction to events and the nature of social narratives about crisis, especially those advanced by the media. Through a close examination of the 2003 Iraq crisis, the 2005 constitutional crisis, and the 2010-12 Eurozone crisis, this book identifies a pattern across these episodes, demonstrating how narratives about crises provide the means to openly air underlying societal tensions that would otherwise remain under the surface, impeding further integration"--

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
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1. A Europe of crises -- 2. Explaining existential crises -- 3. The Iraq crisis -- 4. The constitutional treaty crisis -- 5. The Eurozone crisis.

"The Politics of Crisis in Europe explores the resilience of the European Union in the face of repeated crises perceived to threaten its very existence. While it is often observed after the fact that these crises serve as opportunities for integration, this is the first critical analysis to suggest that we cannot fully understand the nature and severity of these crises without recognising the role of societal reaction to events and the nature of social narratives about crisis, especially those advanced by the media. Through a close examination of the 2003 Iraq crisis, the 2005 constitutional crisis, and the 2010-12 Eurozone crisis, this book identifies a pattern across these episodes, demonstrating how narratives about crises provide the means to openly air underlying societal tensions that would otherwise remain under the surface, impeding further integration"--

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