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Biographical note
William Outhwaite, FAcSS taught at the universities of Sussex, in the School of European Studies, and Newcastle, where he is emeritus professor of sociology. He is now working mainly on contemporary Europe. He is the author of Concept Formation in Social Science (1983), Jürgen Habermas: A Critical Introduction (1994), European Society (2008), Social Theory (2015), Europe since 1989: Transitions and Transformations (2016), Contemporary Europe (2017) and (with Larry Ray) Social Theory and Postcommunism (2005).<p>A compelling read for academics and practitioners across diverse disciplines and interdisciplinary programs...crucial for understanding social processes and political developments such as future EU enlargement, shifts in the geopolitical landscape or internal divisions within the EU.</p>
- Isabela Zeberio, European Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands,
<p>The book is a compelling read for academics and practitioners across diverse disciplines and interdisciplinary programs, particularly those interested by place-identity beyond the limitations of nation-states.</p>
- Isabela Zeberio, University of Amsterdam,
Are Europeans increasingly thinking, like North Americans, of their (sub-) continent in broad North/South and East/West categories? Are the macro-regional constructs such as the Danube or Baltic region identified or constructed by European policy-makers real, imaginary, or both? What is the relation between Europe and Eurasia and their respective political structures?
Transregional Europe bridges the gap between stereotypical generalisations about southerners, the 'wild East', and so on and the constructions assembled by national and transnational policy-makers. It should be of interest to students of Europe within a wide range of disciplines and interdisciplinary programmes: not just sociology or European studies but also human geography, politics, economics, international relations and cultural studies.