European Integration Between Institution Building and Social Process Contributions to a Theory of Modernisation and NGOs in the Context of the Development of the EU

Examines the role and function of social policy and of civil society, here namely NGOs, in European integration, viewing integration as a social process which takes place even if the social dimension is underexposed by official policy. Coverage includes centralization and differentiation versus decentralization, EC integration and the paradox of modernity, the future of the European model of society, an emerging welfare regime, the role and function of organizations of the social economy regarding lifelong learning, and the role of social NGOs in the process of building a macro-identity. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR