1st Edition
Cultural Overstretch? Differences Between Old and New Member States of the EU and Turkey
By Jürgen Gerhards
Copyright 2007
208 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Within a few years the European Union will be enlarged from fifteen to twenty-eight member states, including Turkey. Cultural Overstretch investigates whether the new countries culturally fit into the European Union. Interpreting the European treaties and the European Law, Gerhards describes in a first step what he calls 'The value script of the European Union'. Using survey data... Read more
1. Theoretical Framework, Methods and Research Questions 2. Religion in Europe 3. Family Values and Gender Roles 4. Sexuality Norms 5. Economic Values 6. Political Values: Democracy and Civil Society 7. The European Idea of a Welfare State 8. Conclusions: Does the EU Enlargement Lead to a Cultural Overstretch
Biography
Jürgen Gerhards is Professor of Sociology at the Free University in Berlin.
