Divided Europe

Society and Territory
Ray Hudson
Allan M Williams
Divided Europe
January 1999 | 315 pages | Sage UK
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Description

The deepening social and territorial divisions within Europe are examined in this comprehensive and authoritative book.

Using a global perspective, the contributors argue that social and territorial cleavages are inextricably linked, and that only a detailed examination of economic, political and geographical differences can lead to a clearer understanding of the social tensions and inequalities that exist across Europe. Topics covered include: gender; age; social integration; citizenship; and migration and race in Europe's complex and changing territorial system.

Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

  • Re-shaping Europe
  • The Challenge of New Divisions within a Homogenized Political-Economic Space

PART TWO: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS

  • The New Economy of the New Europe
  • Eradicating Divisions or Creating New Forms of Uneven Development?
  • European Financial Integration and Uneven Development

PART THREE: POLITICAL DIMENSIONS

  • Nationalism and Its Derivatives in Post-1989 Europe
  • New Geographies of Democracy in Contemporary Europe

PART FOUR: SPATIAL DIMENSIONS

  • The `Divided' Mediterranean
  • Redefining European Relationships
  • Transformation and Division in Central Europe

PART FIVE: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS

  • Deconstructing the Maastricht Myth? Economic and Social Cohesion in Europe
  • Regional and Gender Dimensions of Inequality
  • Ethnicity, Racialization and Citizenship as Divisive Elements in Europe
  • Divided Responses to an Ageing Population
  • Apocalyptic Demography, Ideology and Rational Social Administration
  • Boundaries of Social Exclusion in Europe

PART SIX: CONCLUSIONS

  • A Divided European Future?

Description

The deepening social and territorial divisions within Europe are examined in this comprehensive and authoritative book.

Using a global perspective, the contributors argue that social and territorial cleavages are inextricably linked, and that only a detailed examination of economic, political and geographical differences can lead to a clearer understanding of the social tensions and inequalities that exist across Europe. Topics covered include: gender; age; social integration; citizenship; and migration and race in Europe's complex and changing territorial system.

Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

  • Re-shaping Europe
  • The Challenge of New Divisions within a Homogenized Political-Economic Space

PART TWO: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS

  • The New Economy of the New Europe
  • Eradicating Divisions or Creating New Forms of Uneven Development?
  • European Financial Integration and Uneven Development

PART THREE: POLITICAL DIMENSIONS

  • Nationalism and Its Derivatives in Post-1989 Europe
  • New Geographies of Democracy in Contemporary Europe

PART FOUR: SPATIAL DIMENSIONS

  • The `Divided' Mediterranean
  • Redefining European Relationships
  • Transformation and Division in Central Europe

PART FIVE: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS

  • Deconstructing the Maastricht Myth? Economic and Social Cohesion in Europe
  • Regional and Gender Dimensions of Inequality
  • Ethnicity, Racialization and Citizenship as Divisive Elements in Europe
  • Divided Responses to an Ageing Population
  • Apocalyptic Demography, Ideology and Rational Social Administration
  • Boundaries of Social Exclusion in Europe

PART SIX: CONCLUSIONS

  • A Divided European Future?
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Divided Europe

Society and Territory

Ray Hudson , Allan M Williams
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January 1999 | 315 pages | Sage UK

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The deepening social and territorial divisions within Europe are examined in this comprehensive and authoritative book.

Using a global perspective, the contributors argue that social and territorial cleavages are inextricably linked, and that only a detailed examination of economic, political and geographical differences can lead to a clearer understanding of the social tensions and inequalities that exist across Europe. Topics covered include: gender; age; social integration; citizenship; and migration and race in Europe's complex and changing territorial system.


Table Of Contents:

  • PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
  • Re-shaping Europe
  • The Challenge of New Divisions within a Homogenized Political-Economic Space
  • PART TWO: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS
  • The New Economy of the New Europe
  • Eradicating Divisions or Creating New Forms of Uneven Development?
  • European Financial Integration and Uneven Development
  • PART THREE: POLITICAL DIMENSIONS
  • Nationalism and Its Derivatives in Post-1989 Europe
  • New Geographies of Democracy in Contemporary Europe
  • PART FOUR: SPATIAL DIMENSIONS
  • The `Divided' Mediterranean
  • Redefining European Relationships
  • Transformation and Division in Central Europe
  • PART FIVE: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
  • Deconstructing the Maastricht Myth? Economic and Social Cohesion in Europe
  • Regional and Gender Dimensions of Inequality
  • Ethnicity, Racialization and Citizenship as Divisive Elements in Europe
  • Divided Responses to an Ageing Population
  • Apocalyptic Demography, Ideology and Rational Social Administration
  • Boundaries of Social Exclusion in Europe
  • PART SIX: CONCLUSIONS
  • A Divided European Future?

Recent Product Reviews:

`Following an excellent editorial introduction, the book is divided into four principle sections, successively examining the economic, political, spatial and social dimensions to this new geographical mediation of Europe. Issues addressed include uneven development, nationalism, gender, ethnicity, racialisation and citizenship and demography. The content is aimed primarily at an undergraduate readership and within certain constraints, includes a good range of accessible material written by acknowledged experts in their fields.' - Geography `The book does cover a wide range of contempororary European geographical debates and it contains plenty of interesting arguments and original facts and figures that are inspiring for anyone dealing with the issue.' - European Planning Studies `This book is a welcome addition to the academic debate on Europe. Rather than discussing Europe in terms of integration and harmonization, this volume in concerned with the causes and consequences of present divisions. It is organized into four main sections - economic, political, spacial and social- which gives a variety of perspectives on the theme in question' - Regional and Federal Studies

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