TY - JOUR

T1 - EU Legitimacy and Social Affiliation

T2 - A case study of engineers in Europe

AU - Gunnarsson, Jan Sture Gunnar

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

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.

M3 - Journal article

JO - Administration & Society

JF - Administration & Society

SN - 0095-3997

ER -