A Collective Identity Of Europe

Reduced trading costs with cooperation countries, better communication through trade, larger competition for similar companies, more choices for consumers, and a greater sense of global community.

One prominent point that came from this document was the idea of self-determination. This ideology encouraged people to form their own nation where they could choose rulers and live amongst others who share the same culture. This idea of belonging to one 's own nation piqued the interest of the millions of people living in the various, heavily diverse countries of Europe. It also increased the feeling of nationalism across the board which spurred the need for self-determination even more. However, creating these new individual nation-states came with a difficult challenge due to these diverse populations commingling in different countries. 20th century European governments, fresh out of war, now had the task of meeting every group 's desire to be established as a nation, while simultaneously creating peaceful environments. As we know now, that task was realistically impossible.

Following WW1, Europe was left in a bad state. Empires were destroyed and states were being formed. The Minority question that arose following the war, albeit important, was not as much of a destabilizing force in this time as people like to think. It was only the byproduct of events that took place. These events include the publishing of the fourteen points, the settlements made during the Paris Peace conference, and the creation of state constitutions. The minority question was, in essence, the straw that broke the camel’s back, breaking the already damaged infrastructure of post war Europe.

Neoliberalism’s world order was established during the 1980s under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan and his British counterpart Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and appears to be ever expanding, or so is perceived by large swaths of the global population. The world that these visionaries saw was meant to unite all nations into one system, and yet, despite the Soviet Union’s implosion in 1991, there has been an increased sense of nationalism throughout the world; no other entity exemplifies this more so than the European Union. Since the end of the Second World War, there has been a continued effort to create a more interdependent and united Europe. Starting out as the European Economic Community in 1958, then revitalizing the

After World War II, Europe emerged as a continent torn between two very different political ideologies, Communism and Democracy. As the two major superpowers, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States, struggled to defend their respective governmental policies, the European Continent was caught in an intrinsic struggle to preserve the autonomy which had taken so long to achieve. During the Cold War, Eastern European nations struggled to achieve autonomy with the help of the West's dedication to break the Soviet sphere of influence. After the disintegration of the USSR, the struggle for autonomy among nations shifted from an intense, inward, nationalistic

“The world became a web of crisscrossing diasporas, with people trying to sink new roots while still yearning for the lands they had left” (Thompson, 715). Many people move from their hometown for many reason, but one of the main reasons were because of multiple wars. Wars cause migration and migration produced an emerging “new” Europe. Examples of these outcomes can be viewed in diasporic cinema. By definition, according to Indie Judge, diasporic cinema means “films made by members of communities founded by exiles or immigrants displaced from their homelands. These films interact with the tradition of national cinemas in which they are made but often share

There are many important issues that face Europe and the European Union as a whole today. One of these exactly important issues is the topic of cultural identity and autonomous regions within the European Union. This includes states such as Catalonia, Basque Country, Northern Ireland and more. The long and complex history of Europe has led to hundreds if not thousands of areas within the region that have a separate and distinct identity and culture. These areas have independent cultures and histories that define them outside of the national identity. Historically, Catalonia and Northern Ireland have had many different views from their parent nations and it has led to conflict in the past and will lead to conflict in the

The benefits of becoming a part of the global market and system are countless. By joining, you gain allies. The other members of the system want the process of globalization to succeed, due to this, the other members will be willing to lend assistance where needed. Assistance can range from altering the government, helping to suppress rebellious parties, and foreign investments in the country.

When King Leopold II of Belgium took the throne, he began looking for somewhere that the people of Belgium could colonize, not necessarily to live there, but to offer its economic support to the kingdom. However, the political nature of Europe meant that Belgium would need to look overseas for stability. Thus, Leopold sought a colony for Belgium in Africa, namely the Congo. Throughout the time that Leopold managed this colony, he used a variety of methods to try and convince this people that the imperializing of the Congo was a good thing and helpful to Belgium as well as needful for the people of the Congo. However, the realities of what truly happened in the Congo still leaked out for all to see.

The fundamental logic of this citation can be used to explain many events happening around us, in XXI century, the century of globalization, even the events which greatly concern an economy of a whole country, or several countries together. It is some kind of illusion to establish a strong economy with soft institutions without entering unions under modern economic circumstances. Nevertheless there are several exceptions, such as World Trade Organization, NATO, European Union, etc. and certainly the Eurasian Economic Union in the modern world. Of course, there are a lot of benefits in the cooperation and creation one common economic space in order to improve and facilitate conditions for achieving common goals and get as much profits as it possible. However, such close ties with only several economies, especially in terms of trade, put the country into a risky situation, which would be hardly

There is a distinct difference between a nation, state, and nation-state. Modern Nation-State developed over the 20th century to compensate for the inadequacy portrayed by pluralistic empires and extreme nationalism. It is as a result of states seeking to expand their fixed territory that various wars emerged. Countries in Europe after experiencing the full effect of such wars opted to integrate thus forming the EU which is a transnational entity. In order to enjoy the full benefits of globalization it is expected in future transnational entity will play a major role than individual modern nation-state. Nevertheless, currently modern nation-states, still want to maintain the distinct characteristics of modern nation-states

The idea of creating a unified Europe were in the minds of many European writers, Intellectuals, philosophers of the last centuries, such as, Immanuel Kant, Aristide Briand and Victor Hugo (The French author) who wrote in 1849: A day will arrive, where all nations of this continent will come together closely and create a higher community and big European brotherhood and there will be no other battlefields than the markets, which open for trade. However, On the 9 May 1950 after the Second World War, the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, upon advice of his advisor Jean Monnet, proposed integrating the coal and steel industries of Western Europe to make another world war impossible also to help Europe countries to promote independence and economy. The idea accepted by Germany along with four other countries Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Therefore, they signed the Treaty of Paris (1951) and established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). In 1952, the Pleven plan followed by the six members and created European Defence Community (EDC) in fear of domination of Europe by the Soviet Union and its strict control over the countries of eastern Europe. Thus, it became increasingly important for the Countries of Western Europe to integrate politically and economically among themselves. In particular, European Union (EU) is a political and economic partnership that represents a unique form of cooperation among 28 member states which has been built through

The European Commission and scholars emphasize that the ERASMUS programme is a successful example of European integration and a symbol of construction of European identity. Through the ‘European Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students’ (ERASMUS), the largest student exchange programme in Europe, nearly two million students have studied abroad and had the opportunity to learn firsthand about other European peoples and cultures. Erasmus program is the most popular European program in Europe and worldwide, being considered the “flagship” educational program of European Union.

“Integration is a dynamic process, driven by a variety of forces and actors that, through their interactions, build and shape the institutional structure of the European Union.” This emergent political order was not an overnight, linear growth process but rather a “stop-go” system built on the steady development of a new political system with intergovernmental and supranational institutions and complex decision-making techniques. Fostered off the shared foundation for peace and unity, key integration players such as Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman were vital to the blueprints of integrative efforts with their respective contributions. While not perfect by nature, integration efforts have developed their individual advantages and

While we tackle a key issue in the economic history we study any grand theory. Or rather we search to develop a group of accounts that are same with what we know and that could be affirmed by future study. We examine the long history of unity in China and political history in Europe. We argue that political issues were not