This book analyzes the origins and development of the idea of Europe as a social construction from the earliest times to the present. It will have widespread appeal to students and teachers in the social and political sciences, in particular to those interested in the application of theoretical anal[...]

"For far too long, we have waited for a book that recorded the ideas of the modern university. Now, in Gerard Delanty's new book, we have it. Delanty has faithfully set out the views of the key thinkers and, in the process, has emerged with an idea of the university that is his. We are in his debt."[...]

What is social science? Does social scientific knowledge differ from other kinds of knowledge, such as the natural sciences and common sense? What is the relation between method and knowledge? This concise and accessible book provides a critical discussion and comprehensive overview of the major phi[...]

The increasing individualism of modern western society has been accompanied by an enduring nostalgia for the idea of community as a source of security and belonging in an increasingly insecure world and in recent years as an alternative to the state as a basis for politics. Gerard Delanty begins th[...]

Stimulating introduction to the concept of community, with an analysis of its origins in western political thought, its application in classical anthropology and sociology and its more recent revival in post-modernist theory and developments around globalization and the internet.[...]

'The overall conception of the volume is absolutely splendid, and the editors skilfully place the material in the context of disciplinary and post-disciplinary developments in sociology. This is a major contribution to the field, as well as a comprehensive and reliable guide to its main components' [...]

This innovative publication maps out the broad and interdisciplinary field of contemporary European social theory. It covers sociological theory, the wider theoretical traditions in the social sciences including cultural and political theory, anthropological theory, social philosophy and social thou[...]

”Delantys bidrag till samhällsvetenskaplig teori om medborgarskap,demokrati och globalisering är betydande. Detta inte minst genom hans konstruktiva ansats vad gäller det civilkosmopolitiska medborgarskapet men ocksÃ¥ pÃ¥ grund av en övertygande och systematisk argumentation pÃ[...]