A Political Theory of Identity in European Integration : Memory and policies

ISBN-13: 9780415640152 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str.

Catherine Guisan

Opis

This book provides a political theory of EU identity formation using an interpretative tradition, grounding political identities in the speeches and deeds of political actors. It draws on six major political theorists to illuminate constitutive elements of the EU and EU identity formation.

Recenzje

'Guisan’s analysis claims a stronger focus on the theoretical implications of her findings for the process of European integration, [this] book is highly recommended: it proves that it is still possible to add new insights and findings to the existing literature dealing with issues of European identity.' - Alexander Reinfeldt, Universitat Hamburg, Germany

Spis treści

1. Principles of Action or Clichés? Why Hermeneutics Matters to European Integration  2. "After the Deluge": The Principle of Reconciliation  3. Remembering the Principle of Reconciliation: "Applications"  4. Of Power and Purgatory: Building the European Communities  5. Enlargements and the Recognition of the Other: The Case of Turkey  6. The Question of the Demos: Truth-Telling and Right-Speaking  7. EU Borders and the "Enlarged Mentality"

O autorze

Catherine Guisan is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota and the author of Un sens à l'Europe: Gagner la paix (Paris: Odile Jacob, 2003).