Governing Europe: Discourse, Governmentality and European Integration (Routledge Advances in European Politics)

Governing Europe is the first book to systematically link Michel Foucault's hypotheses on power and 'governmentality' with the study of European integration. Through a series of empirical encounters that spans the fifty-year history of European integration, it explores both the diverse political dreams that have framed means and ends of integration and the political technologies that have made 'Europe' a calculable, administrable domain.The book illustrates how a genealogy of European integration differs from conventional approaches. By suspending the assumption that we already know what/where Europe is, it opens a space for analysis where we can ask: how did Europe come to be governed as this and not that? The themes covered by this book include: \* the different constructions of Europe within discourses of modernization, democratization, insecurity and 'governance'\* the imprint of modernism, liberalism, ordoliberalism, neoliberalism and crime on the identity of the European Community/European Union\* the historical relationship between European government and specific technologies of power, technologies as diverse as planning, price control, transparency and benchmarking. Governing Europe Is The First Book To Systematically Link Michel Foucault's Hypotheses On Power And Governmentality With The Study Of European Integration. Through A Series Of Empirical Encounters That Span The Fifty-year History Of European Integration, It Explores Both The Diverse Political Dreams That Have Framed Means And Ends Of Integration And The Political Technologies That Have Made 'europe' A Calculable, Administrable Domain. Governing Europe Will Be Essential Reading Not Only For Researchers Of European Integration, But For Political Scientists And Sociologists Interested In Developing A Dialogue Between Foucauldian Themes And Political Studies.--jacket. Governing Europe -- Seeing Like A High Authority? : High Modernism And European Government -- The Common Market : Governing Europe Through Freedom? -- Of Democratic Deficits -- In/secure Community : Governing Schengenland -- Benchmarking Europe : Advanced Liberalism And The Open Method Of Coordination -- On The Governmentalization Of Europe. William Walters And Jens Henrik Haahr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [147]-162) And Index. Education Politics & IR Sociology & Social Policy Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Preface and acknowledgements 7 Governing Europe 10 'Seeing like a high authority?': High modernism and European government 30 The Common Market: Governing Europe through freedom? 51 Of democratic deficits 74 In/secure community: Governing Schengenland 100 Benchmarking Europe: Advanced liberalism and the open method of coordination 123 Conclusion: On the governmentalization of Europe 146 Bibliography 156 Index 172 This title uses post-structuralist theories of power and discourse to Study European integration and the associated forms of governance. It also investigates the construction of Europe, questioning a range of actors and identities This book uses post-structuralist theories of power and discourse to study European integration and the associated forms of governance. On February 15. 2000, Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, spoke before the European Parliament.