European Stories - Intellectual Debates on Europe in National Contexts

* First book of its kind * A debate on the debates, featuring distinguished scholars in the field European Stories is the first book of its kind in any European language. Its authors explore the many different ways 'public intellectuals' have debated Europe - the EU and its periphery - within distinct epistemological, disciplinary, ideological and above all national traditions. The chapters focus on the post-1989 era but with a view to the long history of the 'European idea' and its variants across the continent. To what extent such ideas frame the attitude of European publics is left open. But the authors assume that they matter to the European project as a whole. While the twelve national cases have been selected for the broad range they offer, from founding to non-EU member states, they are not exhaustive as the book is meant to encourage further research. The authors of these chapters are all themselves fully immersed in their respective public spheres although generally not strongly identified with one 'camp' or another. The expected readership is broad and interdisciplinary, ranging from political philosophy, to political science, international relations, history, sociology and the history of ideas. Beyond academia, European Stories is meant for all readers interested in the intellectual debates of our time. Readership: Scholars and students of the sociology and politics of Europe and the European Union.

Contents Acknowledgments List of contributors Justine Lacroix and Kalypso Nicolaïdis: European Stories: An Introduction Part I: Themes 1: Francis Cheneval: Lost in Universalization? On the Difficulty of Localizing the European Intellectual 2: Ulrike Liebert: Contentious European Democracy: National Intellectuals in Transnational Debates 3: Michael Freeden: On European and Other Intellectuals Part II: Founders 4: Jan-Werner Muller: In the Shadows of Statism: Peculiarities of the German Debates on European Integration 5: Justine Lacroix: 'Borderline Europe' : French Visions of the European Union 6: Mario Telò: Italy and the idea of Europe Part III: Joiners 7: Georgios Varouxakis: Mid-Atlantic Musings : The 'Question of Europe' in British Intellectual Debate 1961-2008 8: Katy Hayward: European Stories as National Narratives : Irish Intellectuals on Europe 9: Georges Pagoulatos and Xenophon Yataganas: Europe Othered, Europe Enlisted, Europe Possessed: Greek Public Intellectuals and the European Union 10: Carlos Closa and Antonio Barroso: Consensus, Benign Neglect and Specialised Knowledge : Spanish Intellectuals and Europe Part IV: Returners 11: Zdzislaw Mach and Magdalena Gora: Between Old Fears and New Challenges. The Polish Debate about Europe 12: Daniel Barbu: The Geopolitics of the European Spirit in Post-secular Romania 13: Muriel Blaive and Nicolas Maslowski: The World of the Two Vaclavs: European Minded vs. National(ist) Intellectuals in Czechia. Part V: Outliers 14: John Erik Fossum and Cathrin Holst: Progressive Nationalism? Norwegian Intellectuals and Europe 15: Nora Fisher Onar and Ahmet Evin: Convergence and Resistance : the European Dilemma of Turkish Intellectuals Part VI: One Story or Many? 16: Juan Diez Medrano: Europe's Political Identity: Public Sphere and Public Opinion 17: Janie Pelabay, Kalypso Nicolaïdis and Justine Lacroix: Echoes and Polyphony. In Praise of Europe's Narrative Diversity General Index Author index Bibliography