Europeanized Social Science

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This book examines the increasing internationalization of the social sciences, focusing specifically on how Europeanization has reshaped the production of social science knowledge. Over recent decades, research has highlighted how ideas, people, and techniques have circulated between nation-states and how international organizations have facilitated these flows. Following a similar trajectory to nation-states, the EU has driven shifts in knowledge production to address its unique challenges, including economic and social integration, cultural coordination, homogenization, standardization, and institutional construction. The book explores these dynamics through 10 chapters that analyze the processes and consequences of Europeanization. Drawing on diverse methods and analytical approaches, the chapters are structured around three key dimensions: hierarchies, practices, and institutions. Together, they provide a comprehensive account of how European institutions, networks, and ideas have transformed the social sciences.

Kristoffer Kropp is Associate Professor of Sociology at Roskilde University, Denmark, specializing in the production of social science knowledge and its relationship with political institutions and European integration. His research draws on Bourdieu’s field theory and political sociology, focusing on European research policies, social science data, and the reconfiguration of disciplines.

Anton Grau Larsen holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His work focuses on mapping social structures within networks, fields, and texts, particularly among elite groups and institutions. Combining sociological theories with advanced quantitative methods, he has studied fields such as corporate networks, higher education, and policy professionals to explore social hierarchies and structures.

Rachel Fishberg is a sociologist of science who also works within Science and Technology Studies (STS). Her research focuses on EU research policies, transnational collaboration, and epistemic inequalities in knowledge production. She holds a PhD from Roskilde University, Denmark, where her institutional ethnography explored interdisciplinary research practices in mission-oriented projects. Her recent work explores how science diplomacy takes shape within research institutions and the role of research integrity policies across Europe.

This book examines the increasing internationalization of the social sciences, focusing specifically on how Europeanization has reshaped the production of social science knowledge. Over recent decades, research has highlighted how ideas, people, and techniques have circulated between nation-states and how international organizations have facilitated these flows. Following a similar trajectory to nation-states, the EU has driven shifts in knowledge production to address its unique challenges, including economic and social integration, cultural coordination, homogenization, standardization, and institutional construction. The book explores these dynamics through 10 chapters that analyze the processes and consequences of Europeanization. Drawing on diverse methods and analytical approaches, the chapters are structured around three key dimensions: hierarchies, practices, and institutions. Together, they provide a comprehensive account of how European institutions, networks, and ideas have transformed the social sciences.

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