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Towards a (“thick”, “thin”, or “parallel”) European society? Understanding the dynamics of European multiplicity.
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Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences . Mar2016, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p41-55. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In order to deal with the question of European society, it is useful to introduce a social-theoretical perspective that investigates the dynamics of multiplicity underlying European transformations. There are at least three co-existing routes to Europe-making that often clash with each other: “thick”, “thin”, and “parallel” Europe-making. These are in tune with definitions of Europe as an “exclusive civilizational entity”, as a “problem-solving instrument”, and as representing world society, respectively. Based on a notion of European multiplicity, this study argues that contemporary European society cannot to be reduced to a particular dynamic or to a set of actors, norms, and institutions because it paradoxically incorporates at the same time “thick”, “thin”, and “parallel” Europe-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13511610
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112404206
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2015.1055457