After Europe / Ivan Krastev.

By:

Krastev, Ivan, 1965- [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017.Description: v, 120 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

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ISBN:

9780812249439

Subject(s):

European Union

DDC classification:

341.2421

Contents:

Introduction: The Déjà Vu Mind-Set -- Chapter 1: We the Europeans -- Chapter 2: They the People -- Conclusion: Perhapsburg-Reflections on the Fragility and Resilience of Europe -- Notes -- Acknowledgements.

Summary: "In this provocative book, renowned public intellectual Ivan Krastev reflects on the future of the European Union - and its potential lack of a future. With far-right nationalist parties on the rise across the continent and the United Kingdom planning for Brexit, the European Union is in disarray and plagued by doubts as never before. Krastev argues that if the Union collapses, the logic of its fragmentation will be that of a bank run and not of a revolution. The only way to deal with the risk of disintegration, Krastev maintains, is to recognize its roots in the refugee crisis, which has dramatically changed the nature of democratic politics on the national level across the continent. What's transpiring in Europe is not simply a populist riot against the establishment but a voter's rebellion against meritocratic elites. From Barcelona to Budapest, anxious majorities fear that foreigners are jeopardizing their way of life - and that the current crisi has been brought on by a conspiracy between cosmopolitan-minded elites and tribal -minded immigrants. Responding to these concerns while tamping down on the reactionary impulses that accompany them is the primary challenge facing Europe today - and one for which krastev's bracing book ably prepares us."-- Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Course reserves
Reserve - Overnight loan	CYA Library Reserve	341.2421 KRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000010610		Panagiotou, Ritsa

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"In this provocative book, renowned public intellectual Ivan Krastev reflects on the future of the European Union - and its potential lack of a future. With far-right nationalist parties on the rise across the continent and the United Kingdom planning for Brexit, the European Union is in disarray and plagued by doubts as never before. Krastev argues that if the Union collapses, the logic of its fragmentation will be that of a bank run and not of a revolution. The only way to deal with the risk of disintegration, Krastev maintains, is to recognize its roots in the refugee crisis, which has dramatically changed the nature of democratic politics on the national level across the continent. What's transpiring in Europe is not simply a populist riot against the establishment but a voter's rebellion against meritocratic elites. From Barcelona to Budapest, anxious majorities fear that foreigners are jeopardizing their way of life - and that the current crisi has been brought on by a conspiracy between cosmopolitan-minded elites and tribal -minded immigrants. Responding to these concerns while tamping down on the reactionary impulses that accompany them is the primary challenge facing Europe today - and one for which krastev's bracing book ably prepares us."-- Publisher's description.

Translation from Bulgarian.