Bøger i Europe in Change (Hardcover) serien

This pioneering study investigates how the European Union has tried to attract popular support through the invention of political symbols and rituals--from the attempted "correction" of history textbooks and a "European dimension" in national school curricula and audiovisual productions--to the European flag and anthem. Informed by social constructivist theory, the book accounts for the sporadic successes of these policies but also for their frequent failures and for the resistance they sparked inside many member states

Devolution has been an important tool in Spanish politics for managing nationalist disputes--and for the Basque Country where protracted and sometimes violent nationalist conflicts persist. Addressing these issues, this book explores prospects for an autonomous Basque role in EU politics; institutional arrangements for autonomous community participation in EU decision-making; Basque government alliances with other regions and the EU's supranational bodies; EU incentives for collaboration among Basque and central state authorities; the impact of EU decisions on politically sensitive Basque competencies; and the incidence of EU issues in nationalist disputes. It presents a new theoretical framework for analyzing the impact of the EU on regional power and will be of interest to students, researchers and general observers of Basque, Spanish and EU politics.

Offers a new theory of citizenship applicable beyond the nation-state. It brings political and moral philosophy together with current debates in citizenship, European integration, and international relations.