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This paper connects with a recent and growing interest in the study of the societal impact of Eur... more This paper connects with a recent and growing interest in the study of the societal impact of European integration and in the distinction of globalization and European integration effects. The paper uses the Eurobarometer study 67.1 to examine two related issues: 1) the segmentation of national social groups into "national" and "European" segments and 2) the contribution of the European integration process to this segmentation. Through statistical analysis, the author argues that there is some segmentation of national social groups and that this segmentation is more advanced at the level of consumer practices than at the level of identification and political attitudes and values. The author also contradicts prevailing beliefs in showing that although European integration underlies changes in the Europeanization of personal networks in general, its impact may have been greater, or at least as great, on the lower classes than on the middle classes. This paper propo...

The Crisis of the European Union, 2017

El proyecto de Constitucion Europea sometido a la aprobacion de los Parlamentos o a traves del pl... more El proyecto de Constitucion Europea sometido a la aprobacion de los Parlamentos o a traves del plebiscito de los ciudadanos en los 25 miembros de la Union, ha fracasado. Luego de su rechazo popular en Francia el 29 de mayo, seguido por el triunfo del no en el referendum holandes del 1 de junio, el movimiento colectivo que impulso la confianza fue bruscamente interrumpido. La duda carcome el edificio sin que se sepa con certeza adonde esta la posible falla.

The quality of the interaction between politicians and journalists is of tremendous importance to... more The quality of the interaction between politicians and journalists is of tremendous importance to the effective functioning of democracy. Studies indicate that these interactions influence both the political and the media agenda (Davis, 2007b; Tresch, 2008). The people typically learn what they know about the politics of the day from the mass media. Although events and news values drive political media content, it is also the product of the exchange between journalists and politicians. This chapter focuses on the personal dimension of political communication cultures: the self and mutual perception of the exchange between politicians and journalists. It examines the character of their relationship across Europe. How do politicians and journalists perceive the interaction? How often do the two interact and how conflictive or how friendly is their relationship? Finally, how can one explain the mode of interaction? To answer these questions we look at the similarities and differences i...

Euroscepticism within the EU Institutions, 2019

Democracy and Human Rights in Multicultural Societies, 2017

Research on nationalism and ethnic conflict has shown a tendency to focus excessively on aspects ... more Research on nationalism and ethnic conflict has shown a tendency to focus excessively on aspects that do not directly relate to the problems that triggered the research on these topics in the first place: violence and movements towards secession in plurinational and multi-...

Sociological Inquiry, 2017

Journal of International Relations and Development, 2017

Abstract This article applies an interpretive approach to behaviour to explain why the United Sta... more Abstract This article applies an interpretive approach to behaviour to explain why the United States’ American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) has opposed free trade agreements, whereas the British Trade Union Congress (TUC) has endorsed them and why the AFL-CIO shifted its position on trade liberalisation around 1970. The AFL-CIO has opposed FTAs because it views past costs of trade liberalisation as excessive and believes that FTAs do not protect workers enough against surges in imports. The British TUC has accepted FTAs and the enlargement of the EU because it sees no economic alternative to open markets. On a substantive level, the article describes how the US and the British trade union confederations have approached trade liberalisation and FTAs. On an analytical level, the article emphasises the autonomy of individual and group beliefs with respect to structures and with respect to dominant ideas and therefore the need to examine these beliefs when explaining behaviour.

Papers. Revista de Sociologia, 2013