Toward a Reflexive Political Sociology of the European Union : Fields, Intellectuals and Politicians

This book argues that contemporary European politics creates new forms of transnational power that challenge the traditional parameters of the nation-state. Kauppi identifies and critically explores the evolving dynamics between national and transnational spaces, groups and knowledge, and suggests that European public policies and transnational institutions like the European Parliament create new spaces, types of knowledge and novel political practices. Toward a Reflexive Political Sociology of the European Union is structured around three parts. The first focuses on evolving transnational fields. The second explores the changing role of academics and universities. The third section engages with the works of Pierre Bourdieu on politics and the media. The issues discussed throughout the book revolve around the challenges to the nation-state and of knowledge production that is tied to it. This book will be an invaluable resource to academics and researchers interested in European politics, European Union studies and political sociology. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Toward a Sociology of EU Politics (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 3-24 Exploring the Political Ontology of European Integration (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 25-47 Analyzing Integration (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 49-67 Constructing Transnational Fields (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 69-88 Political Legitimation and European Public Spaces: Communication as Practice and Resource (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 89-105 Processes of Differentiation of Political Power in the EU (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 107-116 Front Matter ....Pages 117-117 Intellectual Power in Europe (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 119-129 European Academic Identity (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 131-147 European Political Science and Global Knowledge (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 149-163 Academics as Politicians and as Operators of Global Governance (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 165-175 Front Matter ....Pages 177-177 Translation and the Politics of Circulating Ideas (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 179-189 The Secondary Reality of the Media (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 191-196 Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Politics: An Interpretation (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 197-218 The Bourdieu Affair (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 219-228 Toward a Political Theory of the Sublime (Niilo Kauppi)....Pages 229-237 Back Matter ....Pages 239-269 This book argues that contemporary European politics creates new forms oftransnational power that challenge the traditional parameters of the nation-state.Kauppi identifies and critically explores the evolving dynamics between nationaland transnational spaces, groups and knowledge, and suggests that European publicpolicies and transnational institutions like the European Parliament create new spaces,types of knowledge and novel political practices.Toward a Reflexive Political Sociology of the European Union is structured aroundthree parts. The first focuses on evolving transnational fields. The second explores thechanging role of academics and universities. The third section engages with the worksof Pierre Bourdieu on politics and the media. The issues discussed throughout thebook revolve around the challenges to the nation-state and of knowledge productionthat is tied to it.This book will be an invaluable resource to academics and researchers interested inEuropean politics, European Union studies and political sociology. Niilo Kauppiis Research Professor at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and is Distinguished Professor at University of Jyväskylä, Finland This book argues that contemporary European politics creates new forms of transnational power that challenges the traditional parameters of the nation-state. Kauppi identifies and critically explores the evolving dynamics existing between national and transnational spaces, groups and knowledge. Kauppi suggests that European public policies and transnational institutions like the European Parliament create new spaces, new types of knowledge and novel political practices. Toward a Reflexive Political Sociology of the European Union is structured around three parts. The first focuses on evolving transnational fields. The second explores the changing role of academics and universities. The third section engages with the works of Pierre Bourdieu on politics and the media. The issues discussed throughout the book revolve around the challenges to the nation-state and of knowledge production that is tied to it. This book will be an invaluable resource to academics and researchers interested in European politics, European Union studies and political sociology