Political Allegiance after European Integration

How should political community be seen in the context of European integration? This book combines a theoretical treatment of political allegiance with a study of ordinary citizens, examining how taxi-drivers in Britain, Germany and the Czech Republic talk politics and situate themselves relative to political institutions and other citizens.--Acknowledgements vi --Introduction vii --Map of Interview Locationsxv --1 Political Community and the Bonds of Collectivity 1 --2 Studying the Allegiances of Europeans 33 --3 Articulations of the Political Common 55 --4 On Subjects, Opponents and Counterparts 88 --5 The Credibility of Political Projects 136 --6 The Place of Europe and the EU 176 --7 European Integration off the Meter 220 --Methodological Appendix 229 --A Note on Transcription and Translation 246 --Bibliography 247 --Index 257Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 200