Le Grand absent Européen”

Solidarity in the politics of European integration

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9537408
AutoresAndreas Grimmel (0000-0003-4874-3498, Universität Hamburg, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen56
Número2
Páginas242-260
Fecha de publicación2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaActa Politica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0001-6810 • E-ISSN: 1741-1416
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/s41269-020-00171-7
PMID40476980
OpenAlexW3034341232
IdiomaFR
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas36

The appeal for more solidarity is a recurring pattern in political discussions of how to cope with the crises the European Union (EU) confronts. This became most palpable in two major challenges—the Eurozone crisis and the refugee and migrant crisis. However, there is a yawning gap between the rhetorical commitment to solidarity and member states’ practices of solidarity: Even though the EU and its members regularly refer to solidarity as one of their fundamental values, the concept regularly fails to translate into concrete and common action. This lack of solidarity when it comes to problem resolution not only renders solidarity a weak principle within the EU’s political framework; it also precludes more effective crisis management. Drawing on the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein as well as (neo)pragmatism, this paper argues that a language- and practice-based reading can offer a new perspective on solidarity as one of the EU’s fundamental values. It can also explain why solidarity does not play a more vital role in the EU today, especially in times of crisis, when it is most needed

Comparative politics · Economics · European integration · European union · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration · European Socioeconomic and Political Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law