Peter J. Verov¿ek

Memory and the future of Europe

Rupture and integration in the wake of total war

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of collective memory in the origins and development of the European Union. It traces Europe's political, economic and financial crisis to the loss of these memories of the rupture of 1945. In order to survive the EU will have to prove that it can act effectively in the face of future challenges.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9781526143105
• ISBN-10: 1526143100
• Artikelnr.: 58775896

Autorenporträt

Peter J. VerovSek is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Collective memory as a resource for political change Part I
Origins and crisis diagnosis 2 Choosing integration based on the community
model: memory, leadership, and the first phase of integration (1945-58) 3
Counter-memory and generational change: Eurosclerosis (1959-84) and the
second phase of integration (1985-2003) 4 The fragmentation and loss of
European memory: the Eurozone crisis, Brexit, and possible disintegration
Part II Memory and the future of Europe 5 Changing generations, negative
memory, and non-economic resources 6 The future of Europe from a
comparative perspective Concluding remarks: a plea for politics at the
European level Select bibliography Index