Kennet Lynggaard

Research Methods in European Union Studies - Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Kennet Lynggaard

Marc Notes: Research on the European Union over the past few years has been strongly implicated in the crises that currently grip Europe with a failure to ask the pertinent questions as well as a perceived weakness in the methods and evidence used by researchers providing the basis for these allegations. This volume moves the study of EU research strategies beyond the dichotomies of the past towards a new agenda for research on Europe through a rich diversity of problem-solving based research. This new agenda acknowledges the weaknesses of the past and moves beyond them towards greater openness and awareness of the importance of research strategies, designs and methods. The 20 chapters in this collection range from micro-level analyses of identities, single policy studies and European discourse, through meso-level analysis of agenda setting, bargaining, implementation and Europeanisation, to macro-level analyses of the EU as a global actor, European integration and globalisation as well as hard and soft governance, elections and party groups, attitude formation, and new-regionalism. As such, it provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to conducting research on the European Union today--; Provided by publisher. Review Quotes: "Those researching the EU are confronted with a bewildering menu of epistemologies, methodologies, research designs, and methods of data collection and analysis. In this very welcome volume, seasoned EU scholars unlock these bodies of knowledge and tailor them to the specific needs of 'their' sub-fields. The volume is a must read for all who seek to find more convincing answers to their research questions. And who does not?" - Markus Haverland, Professor of Political Science, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands "This volume will serve as an extremely useful compendium of methodological issues and options for both budding scholars and established experts on the EU. To get a strong, comprehensive view of where research methods in EU studies stand today, start here." - Craig Parsons, Professor of Political Science and Director of European Studies, University of Oregon, USAReview Quotes: 'Those researching the EU are confronted with a bewildering menu of epistemologies, methodologies, research designs, and methods of data collection and analysis. In this very welcome volume, seasoned EU scholars unlock these bodies of knowledge and tailor them to the specific needs of 'their' sub-fields. The volume is a must read for all who seek to find more convincing answers to their research questions. And who does not?' Markus Haverland, Professor of Political Science, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands 'This volume will serve as an extremely useful compendium of methodological issues and options for both budding scholars and established experts on the EU. To get a strong, comprehensive view of where research methods in EU studies stand today, start here.' Craig Parsons, Professor of Political Science and Director of European Studies, University of Oregon, USA 'This book is a must-read for any student and scholar working on European integration. Research methods and design in EU studies have, at best, been implicitly dealt with by individual scholars struggling through the maze of publications. The editors of this collective volume have brought together a stellar group of experts who provide highly instructive insights into the full range of methodologies associated with problem-driven research in EU studies. This excellent volume fills a huge gap in the literature.' Sabine Saurugger, Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po Grenoble, France"Biographical Note: Kennet Lynggaard is Associate Professor in European Union studies at the Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University, Denmark. His research interests are focussed on EU governance, research design in EU studies, Europeanisation, European integration and globalisation and symbols and myths in European integration. Ian Manners is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His research interests lie at the intersections of the critical social theory and the study of the European Union in global politics including the European Union's normative power in global politics, symbols and myths in European integration, glocal environmental governance and global public governance. Karl Lofgren is Associate Professor in the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His research interests evolves around electronic Government with a special emphasis on the policy aspects, surveillance and data protection policy, new media and democracy, governance and policy implementation and new forms of local democracy. He is the author, co-author or editor of five books and has published among others in International Journal of Public Administration, Parliamentary Affairs, Local Government Studies, Planning Theory and Public Policy and Administration."Publisher Marketing: This collection sets a new agenda for conducting research on the EU and learns from past mistakes. In doing so it provides a state-of-the-art examination of social science research designs in EU studies while providing innovative guidelines for the advancement of more inclusive and empirically sensitive research designs in EU studies

Contributor Bio:  Manners, Ian Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz is currently the Associate Vice-President (Academic & Research) at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada. Alaa was appointed as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Winnipeg in 1990. He moved to the rank of full professor in 1997, the same year he was named a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada. He's been the recipient of a number of awards, including the Manitoba Outstanding Chemist Award, the Erica and Arnold Rogers Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, and the Clifford J. Robson Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching. Ian Manners is a Professor and Chair of Inorganic, Macromolecular, and Materials Chemistry and Marie Curie Chair in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol, in the UK. Ian was a Canada Research Chair in Inorganic, Polymer, and Materials Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada, until 2005. He has received a range of awards, including a Corday-Morgan Medal and the Main Group Chemistry Award from the UK, an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship from the USA, the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award, the Alcan Lecture Award, and the Steacie Prize in Canada. Ian was elected as Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada (the Canadian National Academy of Science) in 2001.