Debating Europe
This book examines how Europe and the European Union are debated, politicised, and contested in a group of key (future) actors of European integration. Based on detailed focus group discussions with students in EU studies and the social sciences in six EU countries, the book presents the core result...
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| description | This book examines how Europe and the European Union are debated, politicised, and contested in a group of key (future) actors of European integration. Based on detailed focus group discussions with students in EU studies and the social sciences in six EU countries, the book presents the core results of the theoretical, conceptual, and empirical work of the Jean Monnet Networks "Debating Europe" (www.debating-europe.de) that set out to study the gap between the EU and its citizens. The following chapters first theorise and conceptualise the gap, to then present the core empirical findings from the collective research. These findings show that students’ views on democracy in the EU are similar across the countries. Quite unexpectedly, students express strong claims to the EU, lining out a “Normative Power Europe 2.0” that is a global actor, defends democracy, and fights climate change. The EU is associated with values such as equality, freedom, and the rule of law. In particular, non-EU citizens see the EU as an ideal. Students make out several gaps: between citizens and EU institutions, among different member states, and among citizens. Finally, the results reveal the students as critical and informed, but passive EU citizens. This book is of key interest to scholars and students of European studies and EU integration studies, social and political sciences, and international relations. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1742722026-03-24T05:35:37Z Debating Europe Wiesner, Claudia Politicisation Euroscepticism Utilitarian Democrats Student political attitudes European Union Democratic legitimacy EU democracy Focus group methodology Student Perceptions on the EU Comparative political analysis Focus group research Normative power theory Student perceptions of eu democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWA Public opinion and polls thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSN International institutions thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QF Political, socio-economic, cultural and strategic groupings::1QFE EU (European Union) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government This book examines how Europe and the European Union are debated, politicised, and contested in a group of key (future) actors of European integration. Based on detailed focus group discussions with students in EU studies and the social sciences in six EU countries, the book presents the core results of the theoretical, conceptual, and empirical work of the Jean Monnet Networks "Debating Europe" (www.debating-europe.de) that set out to study the gap between the EU and its citizens. The following chapters first theorise and conceptualise the gap, to then present the core empirical findings from the collective research. These findings show that students’ views on democracy in the EU are similar across the countries. Quite unexpectedly, students express strong claims to the EU, lining out a “Normative Power Europe 2.0” that is a global actor, defends democracy, and fights climate change. The EU is associated with values such as equality, freedom, and the rule of law. In particular, non-EU citizens see the EU as an ideal. Students make out several gaps: between citizens and EU institutions, among different member states, and among citizens. Finally, the results reveal the students as critical and informed, but passive EU citizens. This book is of key interest to scholars and students of European studies and EU integration studies, social and political sciences, and international relations. 2026-03-24T05:35:32Z 2026-03-24T05:35:32Z 2026-03-23T15:20:14Z 2026 book ONIX_20260323T152922_9781040548479_13 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112155 9781040548479 9781003585138 9781040647769 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/174272 eng Routledge Advances in European Politics open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112155/1/9781040548479.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003585138 10.4324/9781003585138 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781040548479 9781003585138 9781040647769 Routledge 358 Oxford open access |
| spellingShingle | Politicisation Euroscepticism Utilitarian Democrats Student political attitudes European Union Democratic legitimacy EU democracy Focus group methodology Student Perceptions on the EU Comparative political analysis Focus group research Normative power theory Student perceptions of eu democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWA Public opinion and polls thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSN International institutions thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QF Political, socio-economic, cultural and strategic groupings::1QFE EU (European Union) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government Debating Europe |
| title | Debating Europe |
| title_full | Debating Europe |
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| title_short | Debating Europe |
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| topic | Politicisation Euroscepticism Utilitarian Democrats Student political attitudes European Union Democratic legitimacy EU democracy Focus group methodology Student Perceptions on the EU Comparative political analysis Focus group research Normative power theory Student perceptions of eu democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWA Public opinion and polls thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSN International institutions thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QF Political, socio-economic, cultural and strategic groupings::1QFE EU (European Union) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government |
| topic_facet | Politicisation Euroscepticism Utilitarian Democrats Student political attitudes European Union Democratic legitimacy EU democracy Focus group methodology Student Perceptions on the EU Comparative political analysis Focus group research Normative power theory Student perceptions of eu democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWA Public opinion and polls thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSN International institutions thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QF Political, socio-economic, cultural and strategic groupings::1QFE EU (European Union) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government |
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