How should political community be seen in the context of European integration? This book combines a theoretical treatment of political allegiance with a study of ordinary citizens, examining how taxi-drivers in Britain, Germany and the Czech Republic talk politics and situate themselves relative to political institutions and other citizens.

Autorentext

JONATHAN WHITE Lecturer in European Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He was previously an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Humboldt University in Berlin and a researcher at the European University Institute in Florence. His work has appeared in Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Political Studies and Journal of Common Market Studies.

Inhalt
Political Community and the Bonds of Collectivity Studying the Allegiances of Europeans Articulations of the Political Common On Subjects, Opponents and Counterparts The Credibility of Political Projects The Place of Europe and the EU European Integration off the Meter Methodological Appendix Bibliography