Verovšek, P.J. (2022) A realistic European story of peoplehood: the future of the European Union beyond Williams's basic legitimation demand. Social Theory and Practice, 48 (1). pp. 141-164. ISSN 0037-802X
Abstract
The divisions emanating from the Eurozone crisis have led political realists to argue that European identity should be conceived of via “basic legitimation demand” (Williams) that prioritizes the creation of order in backward-looking, non-utopian terms. In contrast, I suggest that Europe would do better by building an ethically-constitutive “story of peoplehood” (Smith) that looks both backward and forward. I argue that the EU should build on the ideals drawn from the continent’s shared past as well as its desire to retake control from the global economic forces that threaten democratic political sovereignty in the twenty-first century.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Social Theory and Practice. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Social Theory and Practice. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | realism; European Union; legitimation; stories of peoplehood; collective identity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2022 14:17 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2022 16:26 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Philosophy Documentation Center |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.5840/soctheorpract20211214149 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184880 |