Europe’s future depends on perspective not policy
Europe’s future depends on perspective not policy
Author(s): Merje KuusSubject(s): Political Theory, International relations/trade, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Sociology of Politics, Geopolitics
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Europe; EU; political geography; diplomacy; geopolitics; un-cancelling the future;
Summary/Abstract: Before we can fruitfully discuss what Europe ought to do about its various policy dilemmas, we need to re-examine the lens through which we view these dilemmas. I will highlight two problems with the habitual lens on Europe’s future: firstly, it’s unrealistic emphasis on clarity and coherence and, secondly, its state-centrism and state-envy. I explore the ways in which we can reverse the lens to examine familiar problems from unfamiliar angles.
- Issue Year: 28/2020
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 270-274
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
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