Historic Power Europe - A Post-Hegelian Interpretation of European Integration

This book proposes a new theoretical framework to move beyond the traditional tenets of modern international relations theory to investigate European integration and shed light on current events.

Based on contemporary analyses, Hegel's political philosophy, and the fundamental role of historical interpretation, this book addresses the institutional dynamics as well as the discursive practices behind both the Eastern enlargement and the current critical situation. Looking back in particular at European integration in one of its most significant events, namely the enlargement of the European Union to include former Socialist countries, it offers a unique conceptualisation of the nature and limits of European integration and for understanding the current crisis between Brussels and the Visegrád countries, 30 years since the revolutions of 1989.

This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of European integration, European politics and history, and political theory and philosophy.

List of contents

Introduction: The Harmonization of History  1. From Anarchy to Logic  2. Defending the Present  3. The Open Sovereignty  4. The Accumulation of Sense  5. Commitments of the Committees  Conclusions: Openings.  Addendum: The Coming Carnival

About the author

Davide Barile teaches foreign languages and philosophy in Bologna, Italy.

Summary

This book proposes a new theoretical framework to move beyond the traditional tenets of modern International Relations Theory to investigate European integration and shed light on current events.

Product details

• Authors: Davide Barile, Davide (Docet Formazione Barile
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2023
• EAN: 9781032475097
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247509-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Critical European Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Europe, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, Political science and theory