Contents Introduction Association and Community Bureaucracy and the State Cities

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1 Contents 1 Introduction... 1 Stefan Immerfall and Göran Therborn References Association and Community... 7 Stefan Immerfall, Eckhard Priller, and Jan Delhey 2.1 Introduction The (Re-)discovery of Civic Engagement Social Participation, Individual Characteristics and Social Ties Patterns, Types and Scope of European Volunteerism Explanation of Country-Specific Similarities and Differences Trust Bonding Europeans Together Conclusion References Bureaucracy and the State B. Guy Peters 3.1 The Logic of Bureaucracy Explaining Bureaucratic Patterns State Traditions and Bureaucracy A European Bureaucracy? Administrative Reform and Convergence MarketReforms ReformasParticipation Convergence Through Reform? The End of Bureaucracy? Conclusion References Cities Patrick Le Galès and Göran Therborn 4.1 The City Continent The Pattern of European Urbanization Economic Development UrbanForm The Current State of European Cities TheUrbanandtheRural Four Dimensions of a New Urban Salience vii

2 viii Contents 4.8 Cities as Actors The Impact of the EU Conclusion: The European City and Its Sustainability inaglobalizedworld References Cleavages and Political Transformations Sten Berglund and Joakim Ekman 5.1 Introduction Political Cleavages and Divides: Conceptual Points of Departure LessonsfromPost-communistCentralandEasternEurope Political Cleavages in Contemporary Europe Concluding Remarks References Collective Action Dieter Rucht 6.1 Collective Action as an Analytical Concept Determinants of Collective Action CollectiveActioninEurope Summary and Conclusion References Crime and Justice Rosemary Barberet and Matti Joutsen 7.1 Introduction Historical Antecedents of European Criminology Current Developments in European Criminology Development of European Data Sources CurrentCrimeSituationinEurope Explanations Criminal Justice in the European Union References Culture Jürgen Gerhards 8.1 TerminologicalClarificationsandResearchQuestions ReligioninaWiderEurope Family Values and Gender Roles Political Culture in a Wider Europe Concepts of the Welfare State in the European Union Summary References Education Walter Müller and Irena Kogan 9.1 Introduction Educational Systems and Institutional Variation Educational Expansion and the Future Dynamics ofhumancapitalgrowth

3 Contents ix 9.4 Social Inequalities in the Distribution of Education Educational Outcomes Conclusions References Elites and Power Structure Michael Hartmann 10.1 Introduction The Basic Types of Elite Formation in Europe The Special Development of the New EU Members ineasterneurope Trans-national Elites? European Integration Process, Economic Internationalization, and Their Effects Conclusion References Identity Stefan Immerfall, Klaus Boehnke, and Dirk Baier 11.1 Introduction Self-Definition and Self-Concepts Support for European Integration European Identity and Its Components European Identity and Individual Support for the European Union Constructing a European Union Identity? A European Sense of Community? References Leisure and Consumption in Europe Jukka Gronow and Dale Southerton 12.1 Introduction Homogenisation or Diversification of Consumption andleisureineurope The Overall Structure of Household Expenditure onconsumptionandleisure-relatedconsumption The Overall Structure of Time Allocated to Consumption and Leisure in Europe: Media, Cultural Activities and Tourism Conclusions References Life Course Heather Hofmeister 13.1 The Life Course Perspective as an Orienting Strategy Components of the Life Course Perspective LifeCourseStudiesinContemporaryEurope Conclusions: Can We Speak of a European Life Course, NoworintheFuture? References

4 x Contents 14 Population Tony Fahey 14.1 Introduction What Is Europe? Population Size and Increase/Decrease AgeStructure Low Fertility Mortality and Life Expectancy Migration Conclusion References Religion and Churches Roberto Cipriani 15.1 From Polytheism to Monotheism TheReligiousPatterninContemporaryEurope TheDeclineofReligiousPractice The Religious Communities TheStateandReligion ReligiousPluralism Religions and/in Europe: A Conclusion References Sexuality and Family Formation Elina Haavio-Mannila and Anna Rotkirch 16.1 Introduction European Dividing Lines Sexuality and Couple Formation Household Composition and Fertility Paid and Unpaid Work Intergenerational Help Sexual Attitudes FamilyValues Conclusion: Tradition, Equality, or Autonomy? References Stratification and Social Mobility Péter Róbert 17.1 Introduction Conceptual and Historical Background ClassStructureandStatusHierarchy Intergenerational Social (Class) Mobility Concluding Assessment on the Empirical Evidence References Transnationality Steffen Mau and Sebastian Büttner 18.1 Introduction The Infrastructure of Transnationalisation: Transport andcommunicationnetworks Transnational Migration in Europe

5 Contents xi 18.4 TourisminEurope Student Mobility, Student Networks and Youth Exchanges Town Twinning and Cross-border Cooperation FinalRemarks References Welfare State Thomas Bahle, Jürgen Kohl, and Claus Wendt 19.1 Introduction HistoricalDevelopments Welfare Regime Types Social Expenditures Pensions Healthcare FamilyPolicy Conclusion References Well-Being and Inequality Petra Böhnke and Ulrich Kohler 20.1 Introduction An Understanding of Well-Being Well-BeinginEurope Well-Being and Dimensions of Social Inequality Country Differences in the Production of Well-Being Summary References Conclusion: European Integration and the Elusive European Dream Stefan Immerfall and Göran Therborn 21.1 Faces of a European Society Nested Societies, Multiple Sociability Societal Diversity as Barriers to the Construction of a European Polity References Index

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