Vincenzo Maccarrone - Böcker

This book examines the new economic governance (NEG) regime that the EU adopted after 2008. Its novel research design captures the supranational formulation of NEG prescriptions and their uneven deployment across countries (Germany, Italy, Ireland, Romania), policy areas (employment relations, public services), and sectors (transport, water, healthcare). NEG led to a much more vertical mode of EU integration, and its commodification agenda unleashed a plethora of union and social-movement protests, including transnationally. The book presents findings that are crucial for the prospects of European democracy, as labour politics is essential in framing the struggles about the direction of NEG along a commodification–decommodification axis rather than a national–EU axis. To shed light on corresponding processes at EU level, it upscales insights on the historical role that labour movements have played in the development of democracy and welfare states. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This book analyses the intertwined crises facing the European Union within their global context through the lens of critical political economy. Challenging conventional narratives of European integration, it explores the power structures, inequalities, and socio-political implications that underpin modern European politics.Expert authors examine the many factors contributing to the European polycrisis, from the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic to the impending climate catastrophe. Illustrating how new disruptions have intensified existing issues, they assess how the polycrisis has shaped policies, policy-making and institutions across Europe. The book evaluates the role of gendered and racist oppression in processes of European integration, as well as the impact of the rise of the far right. Combining feminist, decolonial and ecological perspectives with a focus on exploitation and class, it demonstrates how the EU transforms and is being transformed by its position in the global political economy.Critical Political Economy of the European Polycrisis is an essential read for students and scholars of political economy, European politics and international relations. It is also a valuable resource for policy-makers involved in negotiating the many crises faced by the EU.

This book examines the new economic governance (NEG) regime that the EU adopted after 2008. Its novel research design captures the supranational formulation of NEG prescriptions and their uneven deployment across countries (Germany, Italy, Ireland, Romania), policy areas (employment relations, public services), and sectors (transport, water, healthcare). NEG led to a much more vertical mode of EU integration, and its commodification agenda unleashed a plethora of union and social-movement protests, including transnationally. The book presents findings that are crucial for the prospects of European democracy, as labour politics is essential in framing the struggles about the direction of NEG along a commodification-decommodification axis rather than a national-EU axis. To shed light on corresponding processes at EU level, it upscales insights on the historical role that labour movements have played in the development of democracy and welfare states. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This book focusses at summarizing the main scientific elements of coastal zone management in coastal deltas and areas, but not only limited to that.