Social Forces in the Making of the New Europe: The Restructuring of European Social Relations in the Global Political Economy (International Political Economy Series)

The main argument of this book is that the revival of European integration in the mid-1980s and the emergence of a 'New Europe' have to be analysed against the background of globalisation and the transnational restructuring of social forces since the early 1970s. The book brings together a range of diverse - but similar - critical perspectives that draw from the work of Antonio Gramsci to provide an alternative to established neo-functionalist and intergovernmentalist approaches. It is argued that these critical perspectives can more adequately analyse various aspects of European integration within the recent context of globalisation. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction: Neo-Gramscian Perspectives in International Political Economy and the Relevance to European Integration....Pages 3-24 The Sociology of Theorising and Neo-Gramscian Perspectives: The Problems of ‘School’ Formation in IPE....Pages 25-43 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 Constitutionalising Capital: EMU and Disciplinary Neo-Liberalism....Pages 47-69 The Struggle over European Order: Transnational Class Agency in the Making of ‘Embedded Neo-Liberalism’....Pages 70-89 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 European Constitutionalism and Industrial Relations....Pages 93-114 Strength Through Unity? A Comparative Analysis of Splits in the Austrian, Norwegian and Swedish Labour Movements over EU Membership....Pages 115-136 Neo-Liberal Regionalism and the Management of People’s Mobility....Pages 137-157 Front Matter....Pages 159-159 The Enlargement of the European Union Towards Central and Eastern Europe: The Role of Supranational and Transnational Actors....Pages 161-184 What Happened to the European Option for Eastern Europe?....Pages 185-204 Front Matter....Pages 205-205 Conclusion: Thinking about Future European Social Relations....Pages 207-217 Back Matter....Pages 218-243 "Global issues have become an increasingly vital part of environmental debates. They are closely interrelated with problems at local levels. In this wide-ranging study, Robert Boardman argues that investigation of environmental issues raises complex theoretical questions, and requires more sustained links between the natural and social sciences.". "In a closely integrated account of problems in critical ecological theory, Boardman draws extensively on current research in sociology, ecology, economics, the earth sciences and other disciplines. He suggests that ideas from these can be used to expand attention to and the understanding of environmental issues in international relations and international political economy, as well as in social theory more generally.". "The discussion identifies five main theoretical bases for these tasks. These are ecology and earth-system science; constructionist approaches; environmental ethics; micro-level research, particularly perspectives based on rational expectations and on agency; and governance. Connections among these are examined in the context of debates on economics globlization and ecological transformation."--BOOK JACKET. Introduction : Neo-Gramscian perspectives in international political economy and the relevance to European integration / Andreas Bieler and Adam David Morton The sociology of theorising and neo-Gramscian perspectives : the problems of 'school' formation in IPE / Adam David Morton Constitutionalising capital : EMU and disciplinary neo-liberalism / Stephen Gill The struggle over European order : transnational class agency in the making of 'embedded neo-liberalism' / Bastiaan van Apeldoorn European constitutionalism and industrial relations / Hans-Jürgen Bieling Strength through unity? A comparative analysis of splits in the Austrian, Norwegian and Swedish labour movements over EU membership / Andreas Bieler and Stina Torjesen Neo-liberal regionalism and the management of people's mobility / Hélène Pellerin and Henk Overbeek The enlargement of the European Union towards Central and Eastern Europe : the role of supranational and transnational actors / Otto Holman What happened to the European option for Eastern Europe? / Kees van der Pijl Conclusion : Thinking about future European social relations / Andreas Bieler and Adam David Morton The Farm War of the early 1980s caused subsequent disruptions in world markets, conflicts among major governments and disagreements in international organizations. The Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, ostensibly devoted to the new issues of globalization, dragged on from 1986 to 1993 in an attempt to end farm-subsidy battles. Wolfe shows how and why battles over agricultural protectionism were largely resolved through the Round, demonstrating that the global economy is not self-regulating; it needs institutions if it is to be stable. The Green Box, a core provision of The Agreement on Agriculture, shows how states can decide that certain types of policies should be immune from international regulation by the new World Trade Organization, an elegant compromise between the imperatives of responding to global change and maintaining democratic accountability. Wolfe's analysis will be helpful for planners of the next set of farm trade talks, due to begin in 1999, while the annotated text of The Agreement on Agriculture will be especially useful in introducing students to the complexities of trade policy List Of Tables And Figure -- Acknowledgements -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Intersection Of Risk And Trade -- Science In The Regulation Of Risk : A Transatlantic Divide? -- Informal Trade Conflict -- Mad Cows And Transatlantic Trade Conflict -- Resolving Differences Over Stinky Cheese And Bothersome Beetles -- Formal Trade Conflict -- The Dispute Over Hormonal Cattle : The Lead Up To Ec-hormones -- Fearing Frankenfoods : Emergence Of Ec-biotech -- Disputing Chlorinated Chickens : The Politics Underpinning Ec-poultry -- Science And The Politics Of Transatlantic Trade Conflict -- Conclusions: Lessons For Trade Conflict -- Moving Forward -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography. David J. Hornsby, Senior Lecturer In International Relations, University Of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Includes Bibliographical References. Internationally the trade union movement is finding itself peripheralized by a series of mutually reinforcing processes - the ongoing world economic crisis; the uneven transition from an industrial to an information and service capitalism; the aggressive policies of neoliberalism; the collapse of communism and radical nationalism; the decline of the social-democratic or labour tradition - and by a globalization that undermines the nation-state to which union hopes have long been pinned. The editors argue that this crisis provides an opportunity for labour to recover or reinvent itself. They see this in terms of a labour response to the waves of energy coming from the new global social movements (women, ecology, human rights/democracy, and so on). The main argument of this book is that the revival of European integration in the mid-1980s and the emergence of a "New Europe" have to be analyzed against the background of globalization and the transnational restructuing of social forces since the early 1970s. The book brings together a range of diverse - but similar - critical perspectives that draw from the work of Antonio Gramsci to provide an alternative to established neo-functionalist and intergovernmentalist approaches. It is argued that these critical perspectives can more adequately analyze various aspects of European integration within the recent context of globalization Sri Lanka is hailed internationally for its high standards of education despite rather modest levels of economic growth. Much of this achievement has been underpinned by economic revenues generated by the labours of the plantation community whose own achievements in education fell well below the national norm. In recent years, however, educational participation among this community has increased. Why, and how? A day in the life of Vickneswari provides the starting-point for an analysis of educational progress among the Tamil plantation community. The authors examine various aspects of Japanese financial markets. This analysis is interspersed with the relevant institutional/historical background on Japanese financial markets necessary for the non-specialist. Principal chapters include: an institutional overview; a chapter on the comparative costs of capital (both internationally and among Japanese firms); causes and implications of the high degree of financial intermediation in Japan; and an invaluable analysis of the most recent trends in the Japanese/Asian financial markets This book examines the effect of post-Soviet transitions on current problem solving trends with regards to world capitalism. The fall of Soviet communism left liberal capitalism as the dominant blueprint from which to construct economic development policies. Using Central Europe as an example it is shown that the application of the Western liberal-capitalist model has not been without its difficulties. This book endeavours to place the changes to the global political economy, since 1989, in a theoretical and historical context Annotation Social Forces in the Making of the New Europeargues that the revival of European integration in the mid-1980s and the emergence of a "New Europe" have to be analyzed against the background of globalization and the transnational restructuring of social forces since the early1970s. The contributors work from a range of diverse-but-similar critical perspectives that draw from the functionalist and intergovernmentalist approaches "Many in South Africa have begun to cope with globalization, regionalization, a depleting ozone layer, new disease, rampant militarization, and structures of influence like race, class, and gender. In this book scholars present a wide variety of thoughts on the future of the region and the place of theory in helping us to understand the array of events characterizing the early 21st-century world."--Jacket Written in the context of contemporary theoretical debate in international political economy, this book overturns a number of myths about the political economy of trade in one of the oldest areas of industry. Edited By Andreas Bieler And Adam David Morton ; Foreword By Robert W. Cox. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 218-238) And Index. After two decades of relative stagnation, European integration experienced a dramatic revival in the mid-1980s. Yvon Grenier ; Foreword By Mitchell A. Seligson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 215-218) And Index.