Discourses and Counter-discourses on Europe - 9780367173708

Taylor & Francis

Discourses and Counter-discourses on EuropeFrom the Enlightenment to the EU\nAuthor(s): Manuela Ceretta, Barbara Curli\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367173708, 978-0367173708\nSynopsis\nThe European Union plays an increasingly central role in global relations from migration to trade to institutional financial solvency. The formation and continuation of these relations their narratives and discourses - are rooted in social, political, and economic historical relations emerging at the founding of European states and then substantially augmented in the Post-WWII era. Any rethinking of our European narratives requires a contextualized analysis of the formation of hegemonic discourses.\n\nThe book contributes to the ongoing process of \""rethinking\"" the European project, identity, and institutions, brought about by the end of the Cold war and the current economic and political crisis. Starting from the principle .