Abstract:
How should political community be seen in the context of European integration? This book combines a theoretical treatment of political allegiance with a study of ordinary citizens, examining how taxi-drivers in Britain, Germany and the Czech Republic talk politics and situate themselves relative to political institutions and other citizens.
Table of Contents:
--Acknowledgements vi
--Introduction vii
--Map of Interview Locationsxv
--1 Political Community and the Bonds of Collectivity 1
--2 Studying the Allegiances of Europeans 33
--3 Articulations of the Political Common 55
--4 On Subjects, Opponents and Counterparts 88
--5 The Credibility of Political Projects 136
--6 The Place of Europe and the EU 176
--7 European Integration off the Meter 220
--Methodological Appendix 229
--A Note on Transcription and Translation 246
--Bibliography 247
--Index 257
