2.1. European Studies

The formation of the European public space: A long-term perspective, with special emphasis on the role of markets and civil society in shaping the public space, and on the impact of ‘civil nations’, political ideology, generational change and institutional design. ASP-Research Papers 4a/1994, 4b/1994, 27a/1999, 27b/1999, 29a/1999, 29b/1999, 52a/2004, and 53b/2004.

 

Attitudes of the European public towards enlargement to the East and the problems of governance in the European Union: An interpretation based on a European-wide survey of a representative sample of around 15,000 people from all member states, in 1995 (in collaboration with Eurobarometer). ASP-Research Paper 22b/1998.

 

The European civil society, markets and governance. A collaborative work within a Civil Society Network (CiSoNet), formed by  a number of European scholars and institutions, including Jürgen Kocka, John Keane, Björn Wittrock, Paul Tamas, Göran Therborn, Peter Wagner and others (sponsored by the European Commission).

 

Social capital and democracy in Europe and the USA. Seminar organised within the Network on Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe (CINEFOGO), Network of Excellence supported by the Sixth Framework Programme, Priority 7: New Forms of Citizenship and Cultural Identities of the European Union. See Seminars, Conferences.

 

The first steps of the euro: A summing-up of the economic and political situation of the European Union (EU) in the eighteen months since the introduction of the single currency in eleven EU countries, and a discussion of ongoing trends (2000). ASP-Research Papers 30a/1999 and 30b/1999.

 

Muslim immigrants into Germany, France and Spain. A systematic comparison of the experiences of Turks in Germany, Algerians in France and Moroccans in Spain (sponsored by La Caixa Foundation) (2002-2003). ASP book 2004.

 

Internauts in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. See 1.2.5. The New Economy and the Information Society.

 

Water Policy and Agriculture in Europe: see 1.2.1. Energy, environment and Water Policy studies.