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A Community of Europeans?
In A Community of Europeans? a thoughtful observer of the
ongoing project of European integration evaluates the state of the
art about European identity and European public spheres. Thomas
Risse argues that integration has had profound and long-term
effects on the citizens of EU countries, most of whom now have at
least a secondary \"European identity\" to complement their national
identities. Risse also claims that we can see the gradual emergence
of transnational European communities of communication. Exploring
the outlines of this European identity and of the communicative
spaces, Risse sheds light on some pressing questions: What do
\"Europe\" and \"the EU\" mean in the various public debates? How do
European identities and transnational public spheres affect
policymaking in the EU? And how do they matter in discussions about
enlargement, particularly Turkish accession to the EU? What will be
the consequences of the growing contestation and politicization of
European affairs for European democracy?
This focus on identity allows Risse to address the \"democratic
deficit\" of the EU, the disparity between the level of decision
making over increasingly relevant issues for peoples' lives (at the
EU) and the level where politics plays itself out-in the member
states. He argues that the EU's democratic deficit can only be
tackled through politicization and that \"debating Europe\" might
prove the only way to defend modern and cosmopolitan Europe against
the increasingly forceful voices of Euroskepticism.
In A Community of Europeans? , a thoughtful observer of
the ongoing project of European integration evaluates the state of
the art about European identity and European public spheres. Thomas
Risse argues that integration has had profound and long-term
effects on the citizens of EU countries, most of whom now have at
least a secondary \"European identity\" to complement their national
identities. Risse also claims that we can see the gradual emergence
of transnational European communities of communication.Exploring
the outlines of this European identity and of the communicative
spaces, Risse sheds light on some pressing questions: What do
\"Europe\" and \"the EU\" mean in the various public debates? How do
European identities and transnational public spheres affect
policymaking in the EU? And how do they matter in discussions about
enlargement, particularly Turkish accession to the EU? What will be
the consequences of the growing contestation and politicization of
European affairs for European democracy?This focus on identity
allows Risse to address the \"democratic deficit\" of the EU, the
disparity between the level of decision making over increasingly
relevant issues for peoples' lives (at the EU) and the level where
politics plays itself out-in the member states. He argues that the
EU's democratic deficit can only be tackled through politicization
and that \"debating Europe\" might prove the only way to defend
modern and cosmopolitan Europe against the increasingly forceful
voices of Euroskepticism.
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Managing Ethnic Diversity after 9/11
America's approach to terrorism has focused on traditional national security methods, under the assumption that terrorism's roots are foreign and the solution to greater security lies in conventional practices. Europe offers a different model, with its response to internal terrorism relying on police procedures.Managing Ethnic Diversity after 9/11compares these two strategies and considers that both may have engendered greater radicalization--and a greater chance of home-grown terrorism. Essays address how transatlantic countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands have integrated ethnic minorities, especially Arabs and Muslims, since 9/11. Discussing the \"securitization of integration,\" contributors argue that the neglect of civil integration has challenged the rights of these minorities and has made greater security more remote.
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Mixed communities : gentrification by stealth?
Encouraging neighbourhood social mix has been a major goal of urban policy and planning in a number of different countries. This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent gentrification by stealth.
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Refugees, Social Capital, and Labour Market Integration in the UK
This study examines the relationship between social capital and labour market integration of new refugees in the UK using the Survey of New Refugees (SNR). Our findings suggest that length of residency and language competency broaden one's social networks. Contacts with religious and co-national groups bring help with employment and housing. The mere possession of networks is not enough to enhance access to employment. However, the absence of social networks does appear to have a detrimental effect on access to work. The type of social capital appears to have no significant impact on the permanency or quality of employment. Rather, language competency, pre-migration qualifications and occupations, and time in the UK are most important in accessing work. Our findings also have clear implications for both asylum and integration policy. The unequivocal importance of language ability for accessing employment points to a clear policy priority in improving competency.
Journal Article
The forest people without a forest
Examines how the Baka, who live in Eastern Cameroon, assert forms of belonging in order to participate in development interventions. Investigates how community life is shaped and reshaped through these interventions.
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The Social Connectedness of Older Adults: A National Profile
For decades, scholars have wrestled with the assumption that old age is characterized by social isolation. However, there has been no systematic, nationally representative evaluation of this possibility in terms of social network connectedness. In this article, we develop a profile of older adults' social integration with respect to nine dimensions of interpersonal networks and voluntary associations. We use new data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP), a population-based study of non-institutionalized older Americans ages 57 to 85, conducted in 2005 to 2006. Results suggest that among older adults, age is negatively related to network size, closeness to network members, and number of non-primary-group ties. On the other hand, age is positively related to frequency of socializing with neighbors, religious participation, and volunteering. In addition, age has a U-shaped relationship with volume of contact with network members. These findings are inconsistent with the view that old age has a universal negative influence on social connectedness. Instead, life-course factors have divergent consequences for different forms of social connectedness. Indeed, some later-life transitions, such as retirement and bereavement, may prompt greater connectedness. We conclude by urging increased dialogue between social gerontological and social network research.
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