Class Struggle over the EU Model of Capitalism

This essay provides a critical engagement with neo‐Gramscian perspectives on European integration, dealing with their core theoretical assumptions as well as empirical analyses of individual aspects of European integration. It is argued that by drawing on Gramsci's rejection of economic determinism, his thinking on the agency‐structure problem, as well as his work on how to conceptualise the role of ideas, neo‐Gramscian perspectives as a critical theory are able to analyse the social purpose of European integration. The conclusion identifies several shortcomings in the neo‐Gramscian literature on European integration, namely (1) the neglect of national and European institutions and their structural impact on social forces as main collective actors; (2) the related oversight of possibilities for change within the existing institutional structure; (3) the neglect of studying resistance to neo‐liberal restructuring in Europe; and (4) the missing analysis of trade unions and labour as potential actors within movements of resistance. Key Words: GramsciEuropean Unionintegration theoriesmodels of capitalismneo‐Gramscian perspectivestransnational capitalism Acknowledgements I am indebted to Kamran Matin, Adam David Morton, two anonymous referees, and the participants of the workshop Images of Gramsci: Connections and Contentions in Political Theory and International Relations, held at the School of Politics, University of Nottingham, UK (24–25 October 2003), for comments on earlier drafts. Notes 1. Following the convention established throughout this volume, reference to the Gramsci anthologies is succeeded by the notebook number (Q) and section (§) to facilitate easier cross‐checking of citations. 2. France and Germany are currently in breach of the Pact. While this indicates the power of larger countries in the EU, it does not imply a general departure from the price stability macroeconomic policy course of the EU at this point

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