Legitimacy and Social Affiliation: A case study of engineers in Europe
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Legitimacy and Social Affiliation : A case study of engineers in Europe. / Gunnarsson, Jan Sture Gunnar.
Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2008.Research output: Working paper › Research
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TY - UNPB
T1 - Legitimacy and Social Affiliation
T2 - A case study of engineers in Europe
AU - Gunnarsson, Jan Sture Gunnar
N1 - JEL classification: H70, L50
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Analyses of European governance usually put the member states in the foreground, placing the citizens in the background. This article brings explanations of EU legitimacy down to the level of individuals. A method is suggested that combines explanations based on individual interests and a sociological approach to identity. The paper investigates how work organisations become levers for a European outlook that may release legitimising from its national context. The individual level analysis is carried out for one particular occupational group (engineers) and the research questions are elucidated by case studies.
AB - Analyses of European governance usually put the member states in the foreground, placing the citizens in the background. This article brings explanations of EU legitimacy down to the level of individuals. A method is suggested that combines explanations based on individual interests and a sociological approach to identity. The paper investigates how work organisations become levers for a European outlook that may release legitimising from its national context. The individual level analysis is carried out for one particular occupational group (engineers) and the research questions are elucidated by case studies.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - social capital
KW - social identity
KW - civil society
KW - open methods of coordination
M3 - Working paper
BT - Legitimacy and Social Affiliation
PB - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
ER -
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