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anthropology of European bureaucracy
anthropology of institutions
Author_Cris Shore
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EU Approach
EU Bureaucracy
EU Citizen
EU Concept
EU Cultural
EU Cultural Policy
EU Elite
EU Enthusiast
EU Institution
EU Leader
EU Official
EU Policy Maker
EU Staff
EU Supporter
EU's Attempt
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Product details
- ISBN 9780415180146
- Weight: 660g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 21 Jun 2000
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The development of the European Union has been one of the most profound advances in European politics and society this century. Yet the institutions of Europe and the 'Eurocrats' who work in them have constantly attracted negative publicity, culminating in the mass resignation of the European Commissioners in March 1999.
In this revealing study, Cris Shore scrutinises the process of European integration using the techniques of anthropology, and drawing on thought from across the social sciences. Using the findings of numerous interviews with EU employees, he reveals that there is not just a subculture of corruption within the institutions of Europe, but that their problems are largely a result of the way the EU itself is constituted and run. He argues that European integration has largely failed in bringing about anything but an ever-closer integration of the technical, political and financial elites of Europe - at the expense of its ordinary citizens.
This critical anthropology of European integration is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the culture and politics of the EU.
Cris Shore is Head of the Anthropology Department at Goldsmith's College, University of London. He has published and lectured extensively on European integration and EU cultural politics.
