This volume provides an updated analysis of the most significant constitutive aspects for the political sociology of the EU. It examines in detail how civic and political activism regarding the inclusion and integration of gender and sexual minorities, as well as migrants and refugees, have become substantial forces in Europe today. It exhibits a political sociology perspective that moves away from the predominant state-centrism and institutional focus in mainstream analyses of European politics. It brings to the fore the role of citizens, civil society and identity politics as well as transnational societal phenomena impacting on the ambivalent civic in/exclusion tendencies prevalent in the EU. The book highlights the linkage of EU institutions and policies to established and new societal actors in response to recent challenges of the EU.
Author(s): Markus Thiel, Ernesto Fiocchetto, Jeffrey D. Maslanik
Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 232
City: London
Preface
Contents
About the Authors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
1 European Societies, EU Politics, and Social In/Exclusions of Minorities
Introduction
Filling a Gap in the Political Sociology of Europe
Social Inclusion and Equality as Hallmarks of Contemporary Europe
Chapter Previews
Conclusion
References
2 The Euro-/Refugee-/Security/Fragmentation/Environment/Corona-Crises: The New Europeanized ‘Normal’?
Introduction
European Crises and Their Impact on the Politics of In/Exclusion
Conclusion
References
3 Identity Politics, Political Mobilization, and Social In/Exclusions
Introduction
Individual and Group Identities in Europe Today
Political Mobilization and Participation
The Structural Characteristics of the Politics of In/Exclusion
Conclusion
References
4 The Politics of In/Exclusion in the EU: Gender and LGBT+
Introduction
Gender (Equality) Claims and Policies in the EU
LGBT+ Claims and Policies in the EU
Conclusion
References
5 Political Mobilizations Regarding Gender and LGBT+: Poland, Germany, Spain, and Sweden
Introduction
Gender and LGBT+ In/Exclusions in the EU: An Overview
Gender and LGBT+ In/Exclusions and Political Mobilizations in Germany, Spain, Poland, and Sweden
Poland
Germany
Spain
Sweden
Conclusion
References
6 The Politics of In/Exclusion in the EU: Refugees and Migrants
Introduction
Europe’s Migration Roadmap: Post-War Resettlement to the New Pact on Migration and Asylum
Asylum in Europe—Overcoming the Safe-Third Country Policy
The Great Divergence: EU Solidarity Versus the Visegrad 4 Group
Conclusion
Works Cited
7 Political Mobilizations Regarding Refugees and Migrants: Poland, Germany, Spain, and Sweden
Introduction
Migrant, Refugee, and Asylum Seeker Integration in the EU
Poland
Germany
Spain
Sweden
Conclusion
References
8 Conclusion: Social In/Exclusions of Minorities in an Uncertain European Future
Introduction
What Can be Learned from the Preceding Analyses
The Future of Social In/Exclusions in Europe
Conclusion
References
Index
