Europe Since 1989. Transitions and Transformations

Europe Since 1989 charts the development since the 1989 revolutions. It analyses the emergent European society, the development of the European public sphere, civil society. Most books on Europe are heavily biased to the West and Europe takes the opposite approach. It explains that the transformation of the postcommunist world has implications for the whole of Europe and explains the long-term fundamental tendencies and chance events and the possible futures which confront contemporary Europe.

It gives special attention to European macro regions (Nordic/Baltic Europe, Mediterranean Europe) and succeeds in providing a fascinating sociology of Europe with a strong interdisciplinary emphasis.

Contents:
+ Introduction: Chance and Necessity
1. After 1989
2. Path Dependence?
3. East-West Divergences
4. Convergence and Catching-Up: EU Enlargement and Colour Revolutions
5. The Russian Enigma
6. Out of the Crisis?
7. European Democracy and Civil Society
8. European Society and the European Union
9. Conclusion