European Societies

<p>Are the recent developments in Europe bringing countries together or pulling them apart? The leading experts in this book (including <em>Sheila Allen Marlis Buchmann Piotr Sztompka </em>and <em>Patrick Ziltener</em>)<em> </em>cover a wide range of subjects including the move towards political democracy and market economy in Central and Eastern societies the project of the European Union ethnic conflict the rise of nationalism social exclusion and women's role in public life.</p>