<i>‘What has happened to politics in Europe since WWII? In this masterful book about European identities, parties, exclusion and inclusion, Colin Crouch revives Pizzorno’s insights in order to make sense of the reordering of European politics and the decline of strong political identities. Combining systematic historical data with sharp sociological and territorial analysis, the book is a tour de force to make sense of the structural transformations of European politics and the subsequent risks for democracies.’</i>

- Patrick Le Galès, CNRS/SciencesPo, Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics, France,

<i>‘In this refreshing book, Colin Crouch examines the emergence of new political identities, and their historical context, through the cross-cutting dimensions of exclusion versus inclusion and cultural versus material. Crouch reminds us that in the current world of multiple political identities, traditional ones and those generated by multiculturalism, internationalism and climate change, political value formation is not an individual choice, but an essentially collective task.’</i>

- Stefano Bartolini, European University Institute, Italy,

<i>‘Colin Crouch’s essentially geographical approach helps to explain why most of the established political parties of Europe persist, yet come to represent and have the support of a declining share of the electorate, almost regardless of their performance whilst in government. An extremely valuable contribution.’</i>

- Danny Dorling, University of Oxford, UK,