Overview
- Investigates whether solidarity is on the retreat within the European citizenry
- Evaluates how strongly solidarity is rooted at the individual level, both in terms of attitudes and practices
- Presents empirical evidence from 8 European countries
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)
Buy print copy
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
About this book
This open access volume provides evidence-based knowledge on European solidarity and citizen responses in times of crisis. Does the crisis of European integration translate into a crisis of European solidarity, and if yes, what are the manifestations at the level of individual citizens? How strongly is solidarity rooted at the individual level, both in terms of attitudes and practices? And which driving factors and mechanisms contribute to the reproduction and/or corrosion of solidarity in times of crisis? Using findings from the EU Horizon 2020 funded research project “European paths to transnational solidarity at times of crisis: Conditions, forms, role-models and policy responses” (TransSOL), the books addresses these questions and provides cross-national comparisons of eight European countries – Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, and the UK. It will appeal to students, scholars and policymakers interested in the Eurocrisis, politics and sociology.
Similar content being viewed by others
Keywords
- Open Access
- Solidarity in Europe
- European solidarity in Denmark
- European solidarity in Germany
- European solidarity in the UK
- European solidarity in Poland
- European solidarity in Italy
- European solidarity in Greece
- European solidarity in Switzerland
- European solidarity in France
- citizen responses to crisis
- European integration
- transnational solidarity
- European political sociology
- European welfare states
- Eurocrisis
- refugee crisis in Europe
- European asylum policies
- European citizenship
- attitudes towards European Union
Table of contents (10 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Back Matter
Reviews
“Based on unique international survey data, this book shows us a much needed, and exceptionally detailed, picture of the solidaristic acts and ideas of Europeans in the context of pressing economic, cultural, and political challenges. A timely, insightful, and thought-provoking contribution to our understanding of the viability of solidarity as a cornerstone of social organization in Europe.” (Professor Wim van Oorschot, KU Leuven, Belgium)
“Solidarity in Europe is a timely book. Austerity measures, the inflow of refugees, and the rise of populism have placed considerable strain on European solidarity. This insightful book provides a rich and variegated picture of solidarity in Europe, and redresses false conceptions about solidarity and further addresses a key issue: our capacity to live together and to create social cohesion. “ (Professor Florence Passy, University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
“A most timely empirical analysis of attitudes of solidarity in Europe! With a range of different indicators, it demonstrates national variations and common patterns of attitudes in eight countries and stimulates the reader to reflect on present challenges for solidarity in general and particularly for the European Union.” (Professor Emeritus Steinar Stjernø, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Christian Lahusen holds a Chair of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts at Siegen University, Germany. He studied sociology in Düsseldorf and Madrid and received his PhD from the European University Institute in Florence. His research interests include social theories, political sociology and the sociology of European societies and European integration.
Maria T. Grasso is Professor at the Department of Politics, University of Sheffield, UK. She is the author of Generations, Political Participation and Social Change in Western Europe (2016) and co-editor of Austerity and Protest: Popular Contention in Times of Economic Crisis (2015). Her research focuses on political sociology and political engagement.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Solidarity in Europe
Book Subtitle: Citizens' Responses in Times of Crisis
Editors: Christian Lahusen, Maria T. Grasso
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73335-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73334-0Published: 30 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10356-9Published: 01 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73335-7Published: 19 April 2018
Series ISSN: 2946-6016
Series E-ISSN: 2946-6024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 287
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: European Politics, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics