“…6 Romain Pasquier and his co-authors have called for a 'bottom-level' perspective on European studies, that concentrates on local actors and the ways in which they seize and interpret European rules and opportunities (Pasquier, 2002;Pasquier and Weisbein, 2004;Pasquier and Baisne´e, 2007). Others have studied collective action and the constitution of transnational networks, with a focus on the sociology of social movements and political engagement (Chabanet, 2001;Guiraudon, 2001;Weisbein, 2001;Balme et al, 2002;Weisbein, 2003) or citizenship and the identification of citizens with European ideals (Duchesne and Frognier, 2002;Strudel, 2002;Sauger et al, 2007).…”