Contesting Cosmopolitan Europe

Euroscepticism, Crisis and Borders

James Foley, Umut Korkut

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040796573
• Topic: Politica e relazioni internazionali
• Subtopic: Politica europea

The project of European integration has undergone a succession of shocks, beginning with the Eurozone crisis, followed by reactions to the sudden growth of irregular migration, and, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. These shocks have politicised questions related to the governance of borders and markets that for decades had been beyond the realm of contestation. For some time, these questions have been spilling over into domestic and European electoral politics, with the rise of "populist" and Eurosceptic parties. Increasingly, however, the crises have begun to reshape the liberal narratives that have been central to the European project. This book charts the rise of contestation over the meaning of "Europe", particularly in light of the coronavirus crisis and Brexit. Drawing together cutting edge, interdisciplinary scholarship from across the continent, it questions not merely the traditional conflict between European and nationalist politics, but the impact of contestation on the assumed "cosmopolitan" values of Europe.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• 1 ‘The Never-Ending Crisis’ Europeanisation of Crisis Management and the Contestation of Solidarity
• 2 A Meta-View Psychology of Legal Categories Rights, Identity, and Inclusiveness in Europe
• 3 Towards a Political Theory of Brexit Sovereignty, Cosmopolitanism and Member State Theory
• 4 Responsibility to Protect European Identity How Do Orbán and Erdoðan Expand Europe’s Boundaries of International Protection?
• 5 Revising Humanitarianism and Solidarity Migration Management and Peripheral Europeanism in the UK, Poland, and Hungary
• 6 “Leave a Light on for Scotland” Examining Cosmopolitan Nationalism in Scotland
• 7 Flexible Redefinitions of “Us” and the “Others” Refugee Politics in the Convergences of Multiple “Crises” in the EU and Greece
• The Cognitions Underpinning Online Discrimination, Derogatory Sarcasm , and Anti-cosmopolitanism towards Syrians at Europe’s Periphery
• 9 Two Sides of the Same Coin Post-“Refugee Crisis” Debates on Migration and European Integration in Austrian Party Politics
• Conclusion
• Index