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The chapters in this volume, like those in the companion volume, Media, Film, Gender, Youth and Education, arise from a conference, 'Why Europe? Problems of Culture and Identity,' which was held at Keele University, on 6-9 September 1996. While the scope of the conference, and of both volumes, was by no means limited by or to the European Union, it had as its impulse the Intergovernmental Conference which took place in that year. Following on from Maastricht, this event was envisaged as helping to determine the future direction, shape and size of Europe as a whole, and the European Union in particular. The conference adopted a distinctive approach to these issues. Concentrating on questions of history, origins, culture and citizenship, it sought to evaluate the extent to which a specifically European identity had begun to emerge, and what profile this identity was beginning to take. The conference, and this volume alongside its 'twin', addressed a range of issues which underlie the notions of European identity. Among them are: What does it mean to be a European? What ideologies have shaped the political debate over the last two centuries? What place will minorities find in the Euro

Who reads Why Europe? Problems of Culture and Identity, Volume 1 : Volume 1: Political and Historical Dimensions?

Author

Joe Andrew, Malcolm Crook, Michael Waller (eds.)

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780333983065

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology