Change And The Nation State In The European Union

Download or read book Transforming the European Nation-State written by Kjell Goldmann and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001-08-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces and maps the complex interaction between internationalization, nation-state and democracy to provide a new basis for understanding political change in contemporary Europe. The book: introduces the concept of internationalization, considers how it relates to its near-synonoym globalization, and explains the dynamics of the internationalization process; assesses the impact and implications for nation-states, national identities and political cultures; and addresses the problem of making internationalized democracy work at national and European levels. Throughout the text theoretical ideas and concepts are accessibly introduced and illustrated with a wide range of empirical examples from across Europe.