National Cultures and European Integration: Exploratory Essays on Cultural Diversity and Common Policies

Nominated for The Adolphe Bentinck PrizeThis book provides a timely contribution to the contemporary debate on the cultural dimension of European integration. Eight authors from a wide range of disciplines - political science, economics, cultural studies, and history - develop conceptual, as well as empirical themes showing the importance of cultural diversity in Europe. The studies in this book address questions such as:- How different is British political culture from the French?- Will nation states disappear?- Are there cultural barriers to economic integration?