In 1969 a small group of US scholars began discussing the
possibility of starting a consortium of Western European Studies
programmes. Europe was increasingly becoming an object of study and
it was felt that greater coordination of the intellectual effort
would help avoid duplication and further the acceleration of
research. So began the Council for European Studies. In
commemoration of the founding of the Council fifty years ago, this
volume brings together some of the most influential Europeanists
writing today to take stock of the subject and to consider the most
fruitful avenues for future research. With European democracy
seemingly under threat from populism on the left and the right, the
economies of countries still struggling to emerge from a decade of
recession and stagnating growth, environmental concerns paramount
and the quest for social cohesion a distant goal, the contributors
to this volume bring their insight to bear on the fertile ground
that the EU and the continent more broadly offer researchers. The
contributors - drawn from 52 institutions across the globe -
present a wide range of perspectives on Europe's past and present,
and the key challenges facing its future, such as immigration,
multiculturalism, nationalism and integration. Although it remains
to be seen whether Europeans will continue to promote the dream of
union or whether they will retreat back into their nation states,
these essays offer valuable insights into how Europe might respond
and the changing nature of what it means to be a European.
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