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Published in: Can Europe Make It?

The brave struggle: an insight into Europe from its future

Published on: 16 July 2014

Written by: Francesco Tava All articles by Francesco Tava

We should start understanding Europe not as an idea but rather as a clash of ideas; as a community whose ground is...

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Defending political autonomy – or: Habermas on Europe

Published on: 16 July 2014

Written by: Dagmar Wilhelm All articles by Dagmar Wilhelm

Habermas likes to regard 'national solidarity' based on 'national identity' as a stage in the development of...

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Socratic citizenship in twenty-first century Europe

Published on: 2 July 2014

Written by: Daniel Leufer All articles by Daniel Leufer

Here we have the formulation of the political aspect of ‘care for the soul’, the extension of this striving for...

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Europe needs some old ideas

Published on: 24 June 2014

Written by: Darian Meacham All articles by Darian Meacham

If Europe is not for something then it is good for nothing. I propose that we think of Europe as being for flourishing.

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Jacques Derrida and the ‘Europe of hope’

Published on: 23 June 2014

Written by: Tamara Caraus All articles by Tamara Caraus

This affirmation of Europe is not a simple one; it is preceded by the choice to inherit the discourses of Europe...

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What is the meaning of Europe? - Michael Zantovsky launches a debate

Published on: 18 June 2014

Written by: Anya Topolski All articles by Anya Topolski

Written by: Michael Zantovsky All articles by Michael Zantovsky

Written by: Teresa Pullano All articles by Teresa Pullano

As part of Europe, the very idea: exploring Europe as a philosophical concept and project, a conference that took...

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From the idea of Europe to a Europe of ideas

Published on: 24 May 2014

Written by: Anya Topolski All articles by Anya Topolski

Contrary to the maxim popularised by political scientists that there is no political community without a political...

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Europe: a concrete idea

Published on: 23 May 2014

Written by: Teresa Pullano All articles by Teresa Pullano

The rise of the far-right parties and more generally of the anti-European or euro-sceptic ones, such as the British...

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Europeans are getting poorer, do you care?

Published on: 19 October 2013

Written by: Darian Meacham All articles by Darian Meacham

Is the nation-state still the most viable form of political community or have the pressures of globalization reduced...

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Out of the interregnum

Published on: 16 May 2013

Written by: Etienne Balibar All articles by Etienne Balibar

The old national order is dead, but the new post-national union of states, whether called a federation or not, is...

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The European Emperor has no clothes

Published on: 24 May 2012

Written by: Darian Meacham All articles by Darian Meacham

Severe austerity measures cause malnutrition, homelessness and suicides across southern Europe. European...

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