Table of Contents

Introduction. Hegemony and Transnationalized Governance. Creating and Dismantling Social Europe. Social Partnership and Neoliberalism in Ireland. The "Europeanization" of the German Welfare State. (Re)constructing a Neoliberal Social Europe. Conclusion.

About the Author

Daniel V. Preece teaches political science at the University of Alberta and Grant MacEwan College.

Reviews

"An original and compelling contribution to the study of EU social policy, neoliberalism, and political contestation in Germany, Ireland, and the European Union as a whole." - Willem Maas, York University "A lucid explanation of the impact that globalization, deepening integration, subsidiarity, labor flexibility, and worker security are having on the political economy of the EU. All students and keen observers of international political economy will want to read this excellent book." - W. Andy Knight, University of Alberta"