An Active Society in a Networked World

The monograph evolves around the sociological understanding of steering the discourses surrounding the implementation of grand strategies. The authors conceptualise understanding complex social processes through the active steering of communication. They offer a solution for the struggles of the EU's inefficacy in implementing grand strategies.

The book discusses the complex and issues of the implementation of the EU's grand strategies. The European Union implementation deficit has become proverbial failure. While the impact of Europe 2020 has yet to be researched in greater detail, existing work reveals substantial differences in implementation among the Member States, especially along the divisions between North and West on one hand and East and South on the other. Using the Cultural Political Economy as the theoretical background, the central focus of our interest is the study of possibilities and limitations of strategic steering of the economic development in the context of a comprehensive societal development, such as the Europe 2020 intention of achieving 'smart, inclusive and sustainable growth'.

Autorentext

Borut Roncevic is a professor of sociology at the Faculty of information Studies
(Slovenia), School of Advanced Social Studies (Slovenia) and senior researcher at
Rudolfovo research institute (Slovenia). His main research interests are technologies
and innovations in regional development and development of Central and East
European societies.

Tamara Besednjak Valic is an assistant professor of sociology at School of Advanced
Social Studies (Slovenia) and Faculty of Information Studies (Slovenia) and researcher
at Rudolfovo research institute (Slovenia). She is active in research on innovation, and
regional development along with change management interlaced with sociological
theory of social fields.

Inhalt

Introduction - The EU, Grand Strategies, and Policy-Making: Theoretical Foundations - Innovation 2.0 for smart and inclusive growth: towards intentional strategic action - Cultural Political Economy and the EU - Conclusion - References .