Peter J. Verovsek

Memory and the future of Europe (eBook, ePUB)

Rupture and integration in the wake of total war

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Memory and the future of Europe 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 the remembrance of the rupture of 1945. As the generations with personal memories of the two world wars pass away, economic welfare has become the EU's sole raison d'être. If it is to survive its future challenges, the EU will have to create a new historical imaginary that relies not only on the lessons of the past but also builds on Europe's ability to protect its citizens against the power of global market forces. Framing its argument through the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, this volume will attract readers interested in political and social philosophy, collective memory studies, European studies, international relations and contemporary politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526143129
• Artikelnr.: 59561513

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