Political identification in Europe : community in crisis? / edited by Amanda Machin, Nadine Meidert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Machin, Amanda, editor.

Meidert, Nadine, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Politics and government--21st century.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 192 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

In recent years, Europe has been buffeted by a series of contested crises that seemingly undermine and overwhelm its institutions and ideals: the economic shocks of 2008, the open disputes over migration, the political uncertainty generated by Brexit and the inroads made by various populist and nationalist parties into government.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Abbreviations

About the Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Moments of Crisis, Decision and Critique

References

Chapter 1: Identity and Europe: Integration Through Crisis and Crises of Integration

Introduction

Crises and Integration

Building on the Ruins

Western Europe's Geopolitical Predicament

Out of Africa etc.

The End of the 'trente glorieuses'

After Communism

A Little Local Crisis

A Lasting Crisis of Monetary Integration

The Migration Panic

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Identity and Migration: From the 'Refugee Crisis' to a Crisis of European Identity

Identity and Migration

European Identity and Migration

Securitising the European Border

'Refugee Crisis' and European Identity: A Disguised Crisis of the Political

Conclusion: Migration as an Opportunity for European Identity

Chapter 3: Identity and Citizenship: The Search for a Supranational Social Contract

The Evolution of EU Citizenship

Post-Brexit Implications

The Crisis of EU Citizenship

What Is the Alternative?

An EU Citizenship for European Demos

Would the Supranational Citizenship Undermine National Citizenship?

Acquisition of the Supranational Citizenship

Chapter 4: Identity and Protest: Towards a Multiplicity of European Citizenship

Enacting European Citizenship in Protest

Moving Beyond Simplistic Ideas of 'the' European Citizen

European Citizenship: Multiple, Enacted and Experiential

Chapter 5: Identity and the Far-Right: People Talking About 'The People'

The Resurgence of the Far-Right in Germany

Identifying Populism.

Who Are Our 'People'? - Notes on Methodology

The People Talking About 'the People'

Chapter 6: Identity and Security: The Affective Ontology of Populism

The Affective Approach to Populism

Feeling Identity

Securitisation of Feelings

Poland: Memory as a Security Policy

Hungary: Emotional Underpinnings of Migration Policies

Chapter 7: Identity and Emotion: Resented and Resentful in Crisis-Ridden Greece

Creating Affective Atmospheres in Political Discourse

Re-examining Resentment

Enter the Crisis

Emergence of New Identities Through Public Discourse

Conclusions

references

Chapter 8: Identity and Class: Boundary Drawing in Norway

Data, Methods and Analytical Framing

Working-class Boundaries Against Immigrants and People Taking Advantage of Welfare Benefits

Working-Class Boundaries Towards the Wealthy and Politicians

Working Class and Identity

Appendix

Chapter 9: Identity and Brexit: Five Readings of the Referendum

Brexit as Anomaly?

Brexit as Disorder?

Brexit as Symptom?

Brexit as Protest?

Brexit as Opportunity?

Chapter 10: Identity and Representation: Representative Bureaucracy in the European Union

The European Commission as a Bureaucracy

Loyalty in the European Commission

Administrative Culture

Ideal Images of Bureaucrats of the European Commission

Image One - the Purely Professional

Image Two -The Europeanist

Image Three - The Nationalist

Representative Bureaucracy

Evidence on Representativeness

Problems in Representative Bureaucracy in the European Commission

References.

Conclusion: Politics, Processes and Passions of Identification in Europe

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-83982-124-8

OCLC:

1245666451