History of European Identity

Aim

After completion of the course the student should be able to:

• describe how the European Identity has developed politically, economically, socially and culturally
• discuss European identity, internationalism and nationalism.

Content

This course deals with the question of "European Identity" . Does it exist, how did it develop, what is the role played by geographical conditions, economy, religion, tradition, culture and politics? A guiding thought is that the history of Europe can be seen as a constantly changing system of networks that enables people to exchange ideas, trade, and culture. An important question is what can unite and what can split people in Europe? The concepts of internationalism and nationalism are also discussed.