- 01, 21, 2016
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- Christopher Jage-Bowler, Postcard from...
Postcard from Berlin
In this postcard from Berlin, Christopher Jage-Bowler explores the German attitudes towards Brexit. He writes that despite the natural impulse to show solidarity with Britain, the tendency by British politicians to talk of leaving the EU because its not in the national interest causes deep concern and alarm in Germany.
Read More- 10, 26, 2015
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- Culture, History, Loretta Minghella, Memory
A part of the main?
Drawing on Christian Aid’s post war history, Loretta Minghella argues that the challenges facing Europe today underline the importance of the EU’s foundational values.
Read More- 10, 19, 2015
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- Culture, Francis Campbell, History, Memory
Europe’s past invades the present
Francis Campbell shows that despite the EU’s evident successes, the asymmetry in memories across EU member states remains a source of division and tension.
Read More- 09, 30, 2015
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- Baines, Culture, Current Themes, History, Memory
Who do we think we are?
In ‘Who do we think we are?’, Bishop Nick Baines questions whether it’s time for a new narrative to help shape who and what we want Europe to become.
Read More- 09, 22, 2015
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- Adrian Hilton, Culture, History, Memory
The history of the European Union is not our memory of Europe
Is the EU an inescapable part of us? Political theologian Adrian Hilton argues that Britain is part of Europe but it is not part of the EU’s Europe.
Read More- 09, 15, 2015
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- Culture, Guy Brandon, History, Memory
Money and power: the roots and future of Europe?
Against the backdrop of the Greek debt crisis, Guy Brandon questions whether the move towards European monetary union has corrupted the founding values of the EU. What kind of a Union are we now part of?
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