Il "valore aggiunto" di un approccio storico allo studio delle politiche comunitarie

2009 ◽  
pp. 5-15
Author(s):  
Ariane Landuyt
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
European Identity ◽  
The Core ◽  
European Institutions ◽  
History Of ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Object Of Study

- This paper deals with analytical and methodological problems which are currently at the core of historical studies about European integration. It also reminds that history of European integration went through different periods which fostered various thematic conceptualizations. Indeed, the "essence" of the European construction, as a diachronic and in fieri process, furthered a renew of the object of study, gradually widening its importance, enriching and renewing historiographical interpretations. The definition of research lines about origins and development of EEC/EU policies, in particular those "second generation" policies promoted since the beginning of the Seventies, is placed in a complex historiographical background. The author shows the reasons to study this topic through a diachronic approach, highlighting that policies are fundamental to understand properly many relevant political and social dynamics at national, infranational, European and also international level.Parole chiave: Integrazione europea; storiografia integrazione europea; identitŕ europea; politiche comunitarie; istituzioni europee; governance multilivel European Integration; European Integration Historiography; European Identity; EEC/EU policies; European Institutions; Multilevel Governance

Europe's history of integration and diversity

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
WIM BLOCKMANS
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
European Identity ◽  
European Citizenship ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

The process of European integration, the complexity of the problems involved and even the resistance it raises, astonishes observers in other parts of the world, especially in large states that have a long history of centralized government behind them. Is there really so little unity in Europe? If so, how can this be explained? Has European diversity generated only problems or has it, in fact, created new and unique opportunities? Is there a chance that growing concerns at EU-level about the cultural dimensions of European citizenship could, in fact, consolidate a sense of community? And, finally, how can historians contribute to the creation of a common European identity, if this is so weakly developed?

Comparative Global Humanities After Man: Alternatives to the Coloniality of Knowledge

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 23-48
Author(s):  
Lisa Lowe ◽  
Kris Manjapra
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Art History ◽  
Core Concept ◽  
Disciplinary Knowledge ◽  
The Core ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of

The core concept of ‘the human’ that anchors so many humanities disciplines – history, literature, art history, philosophy, religion, anthropology, political theory, and others – issues from a very particular modern European definition of Man ‘over-represented’ as the human. The history of modernity and of modern disciplinary knowledge formations are, in this sense, a history of modern European forms monopolizing the definition of the human and placing other variations at a distance from the human. This article is an interdisciplinary research that decenters Man-as-human as the subject/object of inquiry, and proposes a relational analytic that reframes established orthodoxies of area, geography, history and temporality. It also involves new readings of traditional archives, finding alternative repositories and practices of knowledge and collection to radically redistribute our ways of understanding the meaning of the human.

scholarly journals The Critical Promise of the New History of European Law

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER L. LINDSETH
Keyword(s):  
Legal History ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
European Law ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
History Of ◽  
Administrative Governance ◽  
Post War ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Legal Integration

AbstractThe articles in this special issue test a range of historiographical assumptions – for example, about periodisation (most importantly when legal integration ‘began’) as well as about the definition of the purported object of study (the seemingly ‘constitutional’ character of the process of European legal integration) – which have been central to the interpretative baseline established by legal scholars and political scientists over the last several decades. Building on a similar critique of that baseline, this article argues that integration can profitably be understood, in legal-historical terms, as a denationalised expression of diffuse and fragmented (that is, ‘administrative’) governance. The basic elements of that governance emerged in Western Europe over the course of the inter-war and post-war decades, and these elements have continued to shape EU legal history up to the present.

scholarly journals Integration processes and identity: a view of the European youth

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-61
Author(s):  
Elena V. Viktorova ◽  
Daria A. Petrenko ◽  
Natalia V. Vlasova
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
National Identities ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Study Results ◽  
European Values ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
European Youth

The presented article, based on the empirical study materials, examines the concept of European identity and the attitude to the European integration of the young people in a number of the EU countries. The relevance of the study is determined by the lack of a clear definition of the concept of “European identity” in the scientific discourse, as well as the need to assess to what extent the opinion of Europeans, in particular of the younger generation, coincides with the statements of researchers in this field. The objective of this study is to determine how representatives of European youth understand European identity, to highlight its main elements and assess the impact of European integration processes on the formation of European and national identities. Students from European countries were selected as the target group of the study, since their worldview was formed in the context of a united Europe. The research was carried out within the framework of the Erasmus + Jean Monnet Project “Transformation of identities in Europe and Russia in modern conditions” (Project No. 611458-EPP-1-2019-1-RU-EPPJMO-PROJECT). In conducting the research, the in-depth interview was chosen as the main method.he results of the study showed that respondents, whilst identifying themselves as Europeans, still find their national identity more important. Among the elements of European identity, the respondents name, first of all, “European values” (mobility, freedom, democracy), as well as cultural (religion) and behavioral characteristics (love of travel). The study results are preliminary and allow us to identify the most significant trends in the formation of the modern European identity, that will serve as the basis for further research.

scholarly journals Europe - a project worthy of being built

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Valentina Maglietta
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Attractive Alternative ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Fundamental Factor ◽  
European Citizenship ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
European Citizen ◽  
The Eu

Sixty years after the emergence of the EU, it is still a challenge to educate citizens about European themes and to really involve them in the integration process. This requires the pursuit for solutions and adequate responses from institutions, among others. But, what does it mean to be a European citizen? Does it make sense to use the concept of “citizenship” beyond the national borders? With the purpose of addressing these questions, this paper is divided into three parts. The first part addresses the definition of citizenship within the borders of a Nation State and, looks at the relationship between nationality and identity emphasized by the philosopher Thomas H. Marshall. The second turns to the European citizenship, looking at the political developments under which this concept has been given greater prominence, becoming both a source of legitimation of the European integration process and a fundamental factor in the creation among citizens of a European identity. Citizenship of the Union treasures the indisputable virtue of being the first political and legal materialisation of a citizenship at a transnational level. Nevertheless, at the time like the present, when nationalist and xenophobic feelings against the EU are on the rise and national egoism is becoming an attractive alternative to integration, the European identity struggles to attain a legitimate status in the eyes of the citizenry. The challenge ahead is that we need to find a new way to narrate European integration to all those who do not feel part of this project and that do not understand the pressing need for being “united in diversity”. In this achievement, the EU stakes its future. With this in mind, in the third section of the article, I propose some areas where progress should be made to encourage a greater sense of integration among European citizens.

R.E.C.A.M. Notes and Studies No. 9: The Milyadeis and their Territory

1986 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 137-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan S. Hall
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
The Core ◽  
Neighbouring Region ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of

At the end of a passage in Strabo's Geography (XIII, 631), where he gives an account of the foundation of Kibyra and the extent of its power in the first century B.C., we find a succinct definition of the territory of the neighbouring Milyas (τῆς ὀμόρου Μιλυάδος):“The Milyas is the territory from the defiles by Termessus and the passage through them to Isinda, stretching in a mountainous area as far as Sagalassus and the territory of Apameia.”In spite of its precision, Strabo's definition of the Milyas is inadequate in several ways. First, the geographical limits are set from south to north, but not from east to west. Secondly, it is only a brief footnote to his account of the Kibyratis, and lacks comparable information about the language, settlements and history of the inhabitants of this neighbouring region. Probably a dearth of information in Strabo's sources restricted him to a statement of what was agreed to be the core of a once extensive territory; earlier writers, such as Herodotus and Polybius, had referred to the Milyas in terms which show that it extended more widely in earlier centuries.

scholarly journals Law and Identity in the European Integration

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-235
Author(s):  
János Martonyi
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Roman Law ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
European Law ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Member States ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
The Core

The successful continuation of the European integration process depends, to a large extent, on the restoring the equilibrium among the various dimensions, such as the economic, the political and the cultural dimension of the process. This rebalancing should primarily focus upon the upgrading of the relatively neglected cultural area of the European construction. The qualitative upgrading of the cultural dimension must be based upon the strengthening of the European identity, which itself is an indispensable precondition of the development of a stronger Europe. Law is not only the main instrument of the economic, political and institutional integration but also a core element of European identity based upon Roman law and on the legacy of European history. Rule of law is universal and it has to be respected on all levels, international, European and national. The traditional strict, ‘kelsenian’ hierarchy of legal norms has been substantially loosened but not exclusively due to the emergence of European law. The geometric order of legal norms has become heterarchic and the neat ranking of the different levels as well as the absolute primacy based upon that ranking has been questioned. This refers equally to the relationship between international law and European law and between European law and the national laws of the Member States. Both the principle of the autonomy of European law and the constitutional identity of the Member States aim at protecting the core principles of the European, respectively, the laws of the Member States. The rule of law does not presuppose a neat hierarchy of legal norms. However, it requires an orderly structure, where the precise area covered by the core principles taking precedence over the rules of international or of European law are defined in a clear and foreseeable manner. While a perfect order can never be established, legal certainty and ultimately rule of law, a core element of European identity, could be substantially strengthened by mutual empathy and understanding as well as by continuous and effective dialogue, consultation and concertation between the various levels of rule making and, in particular, of judiciaries.

scholarly journals Management Implications Of A Czech National Identity In The European Union

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather L. Budden ◽  
Connie B. Budden
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
National Identity ◽  
European Identity ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Management Implications ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of

The unique Czech identity played a role in the countrys joining the European Union. There are a number of distinct characteristics of the Czech identity that are actually quite compatible to membership in the Union. The history of the Czech nation which has a significant impact on the national identity of the country is discussed along with an explanation or definition of national identity. The Czech identity and the European identity are compared and contrasted. Finally, management implications of the Czech identity are discussed.

scholarly journals The Objectification of European Identity in the Treaties and in European Institutions’ Declarations

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-100
Author(s):  
Lluís Català Oltra
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Study ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
The Core ◽  
Cognitive Studies ◽  
European Institutions ◽  
Cognitive Approaches ◽  
Core Features

This paper explores some aspects of the scientific study of creativity by focusing on intentionalattempts to create instances of linguistic humour. We argue that this sort of creativity canbe accounted for within an influential cognitive approach but that said framework is not arecipe for producing novel instances of humour and may even preclude them. We start byidentifying three great puzzles that arise when trying to pin down the core traits of creativity,and some of the ways taken by Cognitive Studies in this quest. We then consider what we call‘creative humour’, which exhibits the core features of the aforesaid creativity. We then explorehow a key cognitive approach to human communication can account for creative humour.We end by drawing lessons and highlighting limitations to cognitive approaches to creativity.

scholarly journals Application of Methods for Analyzing Noises in VVER Diagnostic Systems

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Borysenko ◽  
D. Budik ◽  
V. Horanchuk
Keyword(s):  
Noise Analysis ◽  
Diagnostic Systems ◽  
Neutron Detectors ◽  
Noise Component ◽  
The Core ◽  
Fuel Assemblies ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Vibration Parameters ◽  
Reactor Pressure

The paper provides some research results obtained from the application of the diagnostic systems based on noise analysis methods and presents the history of implementing of noise diagnostic systems starting from the first VVER up to the present time. The research considered physical peculiarities of defining vibration parameters of reactor internals and fuel assemblies, as well as other parameters important to safe VVER operation. The paper presents the spectrum of the noise component of neutron detectors located in the core and outside the reactor pressure vessel. The main attention is paid to the capability of the comprehensive system to present diagnostics of such tasks, as the definition of coolant rate through the core and temperature coefficient of reactivity.

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