Bo Stråth

Professor

Bo Stråth (Curriculum Vitae) was 2007-2014 Finnish Academy Distinguished Professor in Nordic, European and World History and Director of Research at the Department of World Cultures / Centre of Nordic Studies (CENS), University of Helsinki. 1997-2007 he was Professor of Contemporary History at the European University Institute in Florence, and 1991-1996 Professor in History at the University of Gothenburg. He is a member of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

European Solidarities

by Bo Stråth | Jun 20, 2007 | Anthologies, Publications

Tensions and Contentions of a Concept

Lars Magnusson and Bo Stråth (eds.), European Solidarities. Tensions and Contentions of a Concept. Brussels: PIE-Peter Lang 2007.

Abstract

The book discusses the tensions between a market Europe and a social Europe, between the politics of social dumping and politics of social protectionism, and between Europe as a possibility and as a threat. It examines the tensions and contentions of the concepts of solidarity and social Europe against the backdrop of the perceptions of dramatically growing social differences after the enlargement to EU 27 and 27. And it reflects on the prospects of political management of the European economy.