Reconciliation narrative

Scope and limits of the Pax Europeana

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ID12736299
AutoresValérie Rosoux (0000-0003-0506-8461, autor de correspondencia)
Año2017
Volumen25
Número3
Páginas325-339
Fecha de publicación2017-07-03
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Contemporary European Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1478-2790 • E-ISSN: 1478-2804
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14782804.2017.1351929
OpenAlexW2764064642
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas14

This article focuses on one of the dominant interpretations of European integration, namely the reconciliation narrative that defines European integration as a peacebuilding process. The study is divided into three main parts. The first clarifies the various conceptions of reconciliation as a political process. The second examines the reconciliation narrative as a discourse. The analysis of the references made by EU representatives shows that this narrative can be either backward-looking (an ex post rationalisation of ‘what Europe was’) or future-oriented (a description of ‘what Europe should be’). The third part emphasises the reconciliation narrative as a guideline for action in regions as diverse as the Balkans, East Asia, the African Great Lakes and the Middle East. The aim of this article is to determine whether the EU experience, captured by the reconciliation narrative, can – and should – be replicated. Its main conclusion concerns the need for a polyphonic attitude within the EU, and the need for a modest attitude towards third parties, in terms of both timing and objectives

Acknowledgement · Action (physics · Linguistics · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Political science · Politics · Rationalisation · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy · Social Science and Policy Research

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