Divided Europe: Society and Territory / Edition 1

by Ray Hudson, Allan M Williams

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761957522
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/04/1999
Pages:	315
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Allan studied Economics and Geography at University College Swansea, 1969-72, before completing his Ph D at the LSE. After completing his doctoral thesis, he worked as a Research Fellow at the LSE on a project on'Change in Urban Britain',  and in 1976-8 was Lecturer in Geography at the University of Durham. In 1978 he moved to the Geography Department at the University of Exeter, where he was successively Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader and then, from 1995, Professor of Human Geography and European Studies. He was Co-Director of the Centre for European Studies 1987-95. He also jointly established, with Gareth Shaw, an MSc in Tourism, Development and Policy at Exeter in 2000. He was appointed to the Chair in European Integration and Globalization at London Metropolitan in 2006, in the Institute for the Study of European Transformations, and the Working Lives Research Institute. He joined the Tourism Group in the Faculty of Management at Surrey in January 2011.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Re-shaping Europe - Ray Hudson and Allan M Williams
The Challenge of New Divisions within a Homogenized Political-Economic Space
PART TWO: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS
The New Economy of the New Europe - Ray Hudson
Eradicating Divisions or Creating New Forms of Uneven Development?
European Financial Integration and Uneven Development - Adam Tickell
PART THREE: POLITICAL DIMENSIONS
Nationalism and Its Derivatives in Post-1989 Europe - Colin H Williams
New Geographies of Democracy in Contemporary Europe - Joe Painter
PART FOUR: SPATIAL DIMENSIONS
The ‘Divided' Mediterranean - Russell King and Marco Donati
Redefining European Relationships
Transformation and Division in Central Europe - Allan M Williams and Vladimir Balaz
PART FIVE: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
Deconstructing the Maastricht Myth? Economic and Social Cohesion in Europe - Diane Perrons
Regional and Gender Dimensions of Inequality
Ethnicity, Racialization and Citizenship as Divisive Elements in Europe - Paul White
Divided Responses to an Ageing Population - Anthony M Warnes
Apocalyptic Demography, Ideology and Rational Social Administration
Boundaries of Social Exclusion in Europe - Lila Leontidou and Alex Afouxenidis
PART SIX: CONCLUSIONS
A Divided European Future? - David Sadler

Editorial 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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