Europe's future depends on perspective not policy. Issue 3 (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuus, Merje
• Is Part Of: New Perspectives. Volume 28:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 270
• Page End: 274
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: Europe -- EU -- political geography -- diplomacy -- geopolitics -- un-cancelling the future; 327
• DOI: 10.1177/2336825X20934970
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2336-825X

Abstract

Before we can fruitfully discuss what Europe ought to do about its various policy dilemmas, we need to re-examine the lens through which we view these dilemmas. I will highlight two problems with the habitual lens on Europe's future: firstly, it's unrealistic emphasis on clarity and coherence and, secondly, its state-centrism and state-envy. I explore the ways in which we can reverse the lens to examine familiar problems from unfamiliar angles.