The numerous and far-reaching socio-political transformations that have taken place on the European continent since the mid-20th century have stipulated the emergence of new approaches and research fields in the social sciences. One of these is the development of a Sociology of Europeanization. This textbook provides an overview of its major topics, concepts, and research approaches. Each of the 14 chapters of this textbook introduces one particular topic of the Sociology of Europeanization – ranging from major conceptual considerations to an exploration of the numerous spatial, cultural, economic, political, judicial, and socio-structural implications of Europeanization. Hence, this book is very suitable as a fundamental introductory reading and for teaching in European studies and related study programs. It is also recommended to everyone who is interested in more recent European history and current sociological studies of transnationalization. Events around the book Link to a De Gruyter Online Event in which renowned scholars and experts discuss what is necessary for the teaching of European Studies today and what future directions European Studies should take in light of current challenges and crises. The event was moderated by Sebastian Büttner and Susann Worschech, two co-editors of this textbook: https://youtu.be/Deh13FJ1ctE During the annual colloqium of the European General Studies Programme of the College of Europe (Bruges), Sebastian Büttner discussed and presented his co-edited book: https://youtu.be/GLheIHQOEv4
Sebastian M. Büttner is a sociologist with special interests in political sociology, sociological theory, sociology of Europe, transnationalization, and globalization as well as in cultural sociology and sociology of knowledge. Since October 2017 he serves as interim professor of Comparative and Transnational Sociology at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Duisburg-Essen. From October 2019 onwards he will be back at the Institute of Sociology in Erlangen as senior lecturer. Monika Eigmüller studied political sciences, sociology and economics in Leipzig and Madrid. Since 2015 she holds a chair for Sociology at Europa-Universität Flensburg. Since 2018 she is director of the Interdisziplinary Centre for European Studies (ICES) at Europa-Universität Flensburg. Her main research interests are the Sociology of European integration, sociology of social policy and the sociology of borders. Susann Worschech is a Post Doc researcher at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. Her research focuses on political sociology of Eastern Europe, civil society theory, democratization, protest movements, conflict sociology, and methods of empirical research.
