Tag Archives: European identity

Nov 27 2013

The Limits of the European Public Sphere

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By Francisco Seoane Pérez The proverbial distance between European Union institutions and European citizens has been attributed by political leaders and scholars alike to a ‘communications gap’, that is, to the way EU affairs are mediated by the news media, … Continue reading

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Nov 5 2013

Five Minutes with Anthony Giddens: “The European Social Model Can and Must Survive the Crisis”

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What does the Eurozone crisis mean for the future of Europe? In an interview with our colleague Stuart Brown, Managing Editor of EUROPP, Anthony Giddens discusses the content of his new book, Turbulent and Mighty Continent: What Future for Europe? … Continue reading

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Sep 13 2013

Disabused of Great Expectations? (Don’t) Hold your breath for Germany’s election

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By Max Hänska Those who were lucky enough to enjoy a vacation from the euro crisis this summer might partially owe this pleasure to the prevalent notion that all will be different after Germany’s election. “Then,” some might have exclaimed, “we … Continue reading

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Aug 20 2013

Emerging Themes from the First Six Months of Euro Crisis in the Press

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By the Editorial Team The Euro Crisis in the Press blog began as part of a wider LSE-based research project on media representations of the Euro crisis across European states. The aim of the blog has been to provide a … Continue reading

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Jul 25 2013

The Symbolic Crisis of the Euro: Trust and Distrust in Currency as an Identifying Medium

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By Johan Fornäs The European unification project has in a way always been in crisis. It was born out of experiences of disastrous divisions and wars, and a sense of balancing on the brink of an abyss has accompanied European … Continue reading

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Jul 4 2013

L’enfer, c’est les autres: othering in Eurosceptic discourse

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By Simon Usherwood In recent years, euroscepticism has become an ever-more visible part of the process of European integration, from the decline in public support to the pronouncements of political parties and governments. This scepticism is clearly wide-ranging and diverse, … Continue reading

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May 4 2013

Symbols, Trauma and European Identity

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EUROPP’s editors Stuart A Brown and Chris Gilson in conversation with Jeffrey C. Alexander about his views on modernity, the European integration process, and the importance of cultural and political symbols to European democracy. You’ve written about the ‘dark side’ of modernity. … Continue reading

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Apr 15 2013

Do Europeans share a common image of Europe?

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By Max Hänska What is Europe? What is this Crisis about? Through history there have been multiple images of Europe, nourished by different histories, experiences and political imperatives. The current crisis reveals some of the fault lines between these images. … Continue reading

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