This volume examines the interrelationship between democratic legitimacy at the European level and the ongoing Eurozone crisis that began in 2010. Europe's crisis of legitimacy stems from 'governing by rules and ruling by numbers' in the sovereign debt crisis, which played havoc with the eurozone economy while fueling political discontent. Using the lens of democratic theory, the book assesses the legitimacy of EU governing activities first in terms of their procedural quality ('throughput...

In this path-breaking book, the author argues that European countries' political-economic policies, practices, and discourses have changed profoundly in response to globalization and Europeanization, but they have not converged. Although national policies may now be more similar, especially where they follow from common European policies, they are not the same. National practices, although moving in the same general direction toward greater market orientation, continue to be differentiable...

Ideas and discourse are essential to politics as well as to political analysis. In The Power of Ideas and Discourse in Political Analysis, Vivien A. Schmidt provides a sweeping appraisal of the many ways in which scholars explain how ideas and discourse are used both by policymakers and by everyday citizens to understand the world, to influence others, and to mobilize for collective action. In so doing, she also presents the many facets of her highly original approach to the power...

Un numéro exceptionnel de Politique étrangèreFace à un monde dont les fondamentaux se redéfinissent, la politique étrangère de la France est elle-même en question. Dans quelles géographies faut-il affirmer sa présence ? À quels défis majeurs faut-il répondre pour survivre dans le monde de demain ? Quel rapport à ce monde redessiner quand se ferment, sur le naufrage afghan, trente années d’interventions extérieures occidentales ?L’option européenne ...

Lebensmittel als Kunst: Ein einzigartiges Lexikon zur zeitgenössischen KunstpraxisEntdecken Sie eine neue Perspektive auf zeitgenössische Kunst mit Das Lexikon der Lebensmittel als Kunstmaterial. Dieses außergewöhnliche Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die Verwendung von Lebensmitteln in der Kunst vom 20. Jahrhundert bis heute. Mit rund vierzig spannenden Einträgen werden Schlüsselwerke beleuchtet und die Entwicklung von Lebensmitteln als künst...

Why have neo-liberal economic ideas been so resilient since the 1980s, despite major intellectual challenges, crippling financial and political crises, and failure to deliver on their promises? Why do they repeatedly return, not only to survive but to thrive? This groundbreaking book proposes five lines of analysis to explain the dynamics of both continuity and change in neo-liberal ideas: the flexibility of neo-liberalism's core principles; the gaps between neo-liberal rhetoric and realit...

The European Union of today cannot be studied as it once was. This original new textbook provides a much-needed update on how the EU's policies and institutions have changed in light of the multiple crises and transformations since 2010. An international team of leading scholars offer systematic accounts on the EU's institutional regime, policies, and its community of people and states. Each chapter is structured to explain the relevant historical developments and institutional framework, ...

Este livro reúne experiências e reflexões sobre um campo de atuação novo no Brasil: o atendimento psicológico a pessoas em situações de emergência e desastre. Diversos especialistas abordam a importância de cuidar dessas pessoas e os procedimentos e técnicas mais indicados em cada caso. A saúde mental do psicólogo e os efeitos do transtorno de estresse pós-traumático também são analisados. Textos de Adriana Silveira Cogo, Adriana Vilela Leite César, Ana Lucia Toledo, Ariana Oliveira, Cibel...

How can we conceptualize identity and legitimacy in the context of the European union? What is the role of narratives, political symbols, public debate and institutional practices in the process of identity formation and legitimacy consolidation?Debating Political Identity and Legitimacy in the European Union addresses these questions and brings together high profile scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds to debate the ontological and epistemological aspects of res...

This book is the first of its kind to paint a comprehensive picture of the manner in which the European Union (the EU) interacts with transnational policy networks (TPNs). The TPNs covered are those in a variety of fields including: conflict-prone natural resources, health, energy security, migration, human trafficking, combating of terrorism financing and climate change. The chapters are developed around six main lines of inquiry. The lines of inquiry articulated are: modalities through w...