The Politics of Everyday Europe: Constructing Authority in the European Union

by Kathleen R. McNamara

Book Overview

How do political authorities build support for themselves and their rule? Doing so is key to accruing power, but it can be a complicated affair. The European Union, as a novel political entity, faces a particularly difficult set of challenges. The Politics of Everyday Europe argues that the legitimation of EU authority rests in part on a transformation in the symbols and practices of everyday life in Europe.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198716230
• ISBN13: 9780198716235
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"