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Oxford University Press
01 November 2004
This book explores the relationship between European Union law, culture, and identity.

Community trade and competition rules have certainly affected many mundane, though highly formative, aspects of our day-to-day lives:

when we shop, what we drink, even which football matches we watch on television. But Community law is not merely a vehicle for challenging established national rules which have a cultural dimension:

Article 151 of the EC Treaty, which came into force in 1993, empowers the Community to 'contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States', whilst at the same time bringing the 'common cultural heritage to the fore'. This book explores some of the challenges facing the European Union in developing convincing and coherent policies in the cultural domain. These challenges stem not only from the Union's fragmented institutional structure and Member State sensitivities but also from the uncertainty which surrounds the very meaning of the term 'culture' itself.

The wide-ranging contributions illustrate how cultural issues can be seen to permeate all aspects of European Union law, by focussing on areas as diverse as international trade and aid, education, sport, language use, and the mass media.

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Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 241mm,  Width: 165mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   1g
ISBN:   9780199275472
ISBN 10:   0199275475
Series:   Oxford Studies in European Law
Pages:   464
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Acknowledgments List of Authors Table of Cases Table of Legislation Text of Article 151 of the European Community Treaty Rachael Craufurd Smith: Chapter 1: Introduction Part I The Development of Cultural Policy by the European Community Rachael Craufurd Smith: Chapter 2: European Community Intervention in the Cultural Field: Continuity or Change? Part II Trading Cultures: Culture and Commerce in the European Union Niamh Nic Shuibhne: Chapter 3: Labels, Locals, and the Free Movement of Goods Stephen Weatherill: Chapter 4: Sport as Culture in European Community Law Andrea Biondi: Chapter 5: The Gardener and other Stories: the Peregrinations of Cultural Artefacts within the European Union Part III Communicating Culture in the European Union: the Media, Language, and Education Josh Holmes: Chapter 6: European Community Law and the Cultural Aspects of Television Bruno de Witte: Chapter 7: Language Law of the European Union: Protecting or Eroding Linguistic Diversity? Julian Lonbay: Chapter 8: Reflections on Education and Culture in European Community Law Part IV: Culture, Identity, and European Integration Rachael Craufurd Smith: Chapter 9: Article 151 and European Identity Theodora Kostakopoulou: Chapter 10: Long-Term Resident Third Country Nationals in the European Union: Institutional Legacies and Evolving Norms Part V Culture and the European Union's External Relations: Trade and Aid Joseph McMahon: Chapter 11: Preserving and Promoting Differences? The External Dimension of Cultural Cooperation Olaf Weber: Chapter 12: From Regional to Global Freedom of Trade in Audio-Visual Goods and Services? A Comparison of the Impact on the Audio-Visual Sector of the Preferential Trade Zones Established by the European Community and the World Trade Organization Part VI Concluding Observations Paul Kearns: Chapter 13: Culture and European Union Law: The Exploration of an Interface

Rachael Craufurd Smith is Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh.

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