Europe, nations and modernity

The idea of Europe, European identities and Europeanisation, in short 'Europe', has been conventionally studied in relation to nationalism and the hegemony of nation-states in the modern world. Europe, Nations and Modernity aims to open up a fresh perspective to the study of 'Europe' by placing the discussion of 'what is Europe and what is it to be European?' in a wider context of the study of modernity.

As a number of scholars have argued, 'Europe' is a fundamentally contested concept. This collection is inspired by on-going debates and proposes to study Europe by placing it in a tripartite relationship with nations and modernity using 'Europe as modernity' as a key. The volume presents a collection of nine case studies: Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, France, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom and provides a map of different constellations of Europe, nations and modernity in today's Europe.

Contents:

Introduction: Europe as Modernity - Atsuko Ichijo

Part I: 'Proto-types'
1. Turkish Modernity: A Continuous Journey of Europeanisation - Ayhan Kaya & Ayşe Tecmen
2. Europe as a Missed Opportunity: Looking Backwards to Modernity in France - Géraldine Bozec & Sophie Duchesne
3. European Identities Made in Germany - Thea D. Boldt

Part II: Varied Manifestations of the 'Proto-types'
4. European Dilemmas and Identity Construction on the Bulgarian Path to Modernity - Maya Kosseva, Antonina Zhelyazkova & Marko Hajdinjak
5. Greek Modernity and Europe: An Ambivalent Relationship - Ruby Gropas & Anna Triandafyllidou
6. Nation Formation and Europeanisation as a Conflict of Tradition and Modernisation: Croatia's Case Revisited - Martina Topić
7. The Ferry-Country Between East and West: Debates on Modernity and Europe in Hungary - András Kovács, Anikó Horváth & Zsuzsanna Vidra
8. Identity Construction and Modernity in Finland: Borders, Ruptures and Significant Others - Marjo Eskola, Tiina Räisä & Henrik Stenius
9. 'Europe' and Modernity in the British Context - Atsuko Ichijo