European studies : past, present and future / edited by Erik Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Erik, editor.

Series:

Understanding Europe (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)

Understanding Europe. The Council for European Studies book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European communities--Research.

European communities.

Europe--Research.

Europe.

Council for European Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 224 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

In 1969 a small group of US scholars began discussing the possibility of starting a consortium of Western European Studies programmes. Europe was increasingly becoming an object of study and it was felt that greater coordination of the intellectual effort would help avoid duplication and further the acceleration of research. So began the Council for European Studies.<br><br>In commemoration of the founding of the Council fifty years ago, this volume brings together some of the most influential Europeanists writing today to take stock of the subject and to consider the most fruitful avenues for future research. With European democracy seemingly under threat from populism on the left and the right, the economies of countries still struggling to emerge from a decade of recession and stagnating growth, environmental concerns paramount and the quest for social cohesion a distant goal, the contributors to this volume bring their insight to bear on the fertile ground that the EU and the continent more broadly offer researchers.<br><br>The contributors - drawn from 52 institutions across the globe - present a wide range of perspectives on Europe's past and present, and the key challenges facing its future, such as immigration, multiculturalism, nationalism and integration. Although it remains to be seen whether Europeans will continue to promote the dream of union or whether they will retreat back into their nation states, these essays offer valuable insights into how Europe might respond and the changing nature of what it means to be a European.

Contents:

Part I, The study of Europe. The Council for European Studies at 50: looking back and looking ahead / Erik Bleich

European studies as an intellectual field: a perspective from sociology / Michèle Lamont

From Western civilization to critical European studies / Hélène B. Ducros and Louie Dean Valencia-García

Beyond exceptionalism in European studies / Catherine Guisan

Diversity or unity? The role of culture in European studies / Simon Fink and Lars Klein

The horizons of European culture / Randall Halle

Welcome to the "family": integration, identity, and inclusivity in European studies / Sarah Cooper and Koen Slootmaeckers

Unexpected Europeanists: building a new cadre of European studies / William Collins Donahue and Martin Kagel

Europe past, present, and future: changing governance in higher education / Beverly Barrett

The future of European studies and higher education reform in Africa / Patricia W. Cummins.

Part II, Lessons from Europe. Studying Europe as a path to understanding the state of democracy today / Sheri Berman

Economic challenges and electoral politics in Europe / Peter A. Hall

Lessons from Central Europe's dissidents / Lisa A. Baglione

Federalism, borders, and citizenship / Willem Maas

History's lessons from the single market and the Maastricht years? / George Ross

The extraordinary, taken-for-granted achievement of Europe's single market / Craig Parsons

Economic and Monetary Union: a live issue after 50 years / Dermot Hodson and Alison Johnston

Putting deprived neighborhoods back at the core of EU urban policy / Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado

The political integration of the middle class / Paul Marx

The leftovers: vulnerable populations in the global, post-industrial age / Cathie Jo Martin.

Part III, The changing face of Europe. Nativism across the Atlantic: the end of exceptionalisms? / Jan Willem Duyvendak

Governing migration: political contestation and policy formation / Jennifer Elrick and Oliver Schmidtke

Can Europe recover from its latest wave of us-versus-them politics? / Karen Umansky, Alberto Spektorowski, and Joel Busher

Fearing Muslims as the other / John R. Bowen

The challenge of Europe's nations / Gregory Baldi

Can European states be "countries of migration"? / Justin Gest

Battling over Europe's identity: right-wing politics, religion, and an uncertain future / Fabio Capano

Bosnia and Herzegovina between EU accession, unhealed trauma, and migrant crisis / Alma Jeftic

Social movements as a solution to European aporia? / Marcos Ancelovici and Guya Accornero

Belonging to Berlin: a case of bureaucratic dystopia, minority agency, and solidarity / Anlam Filiz.

Part IV, Europe's future. Quo vadis Europa? / Juan Díez Medrano

Exit, voice, or loyalty? The collapse of national elite consensus on Europe's future / Matthias Matthijs

Differentiated integration through more integration, decentralization, and democracy / Vivien A. Schmidt

Reflections on the direction of the European project / Mare Ushkovska

The EU's rule-of-law crisis and the problem of diagonality / Csongor István Nagy

More union, more states / Josep M. Colomer

The EU's challenge with size, sovereignty, and mutual benefit / Ludmila Bogdan and Twamanguluka N. Nambili

Brexit: the golden chalice of European demos formation? / Erin O'Leary

Who wants to live forever? Europe / Veronica Anghel

Part V, Reflections on Europe's world role. The world as invention / Benjamin Bennett

Defensive institution building / Shawn Donnelly

The EU and South-South cooperation / Shengqing Zhang

The enduring promise of the EU / Harris Mylonas.

Part VI, Final thoughts. Richie Havens, Beethoven, and the music of revolutions / Steven Johnson

The dream of Europe: Camelot in the time of Mordred / Erik Jones.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781788212854

1788212851

9781788212847

1788212843