Contesting cosmopolitan Europe: Euroscepticism, crisis and borders

Abstract

builds on a variety of national perspectives to present a picture of the European Union in disequilibrium, deeply contested and struggling with internal tensions and an unevenness in its responses to multilayered crises. As editors of the volume point out, the promise of a cosmopolitan Europe of prosperity and stability seems to be wavering and EU mainstream political leadership is losing its ground in constantly shifting socio-political realities. In this regard, this book takes on the issue of liberal decline in the face of increased migratory flows and Brexit, showing the multifaceted nature of Europe in crisis. It unravels core and peripheral narratives, showing co-dependencies of competing interpretations such as ‘securitized v. humanitarian’, ‘familiarity v. otherness’ or ‘supranational v. national’ that have been making up contemporary socio-political landscape in the EU. It is an insightful and interdisciplinary volume that gathers a strong team of scholars who provide an interesting comparative overview of predominantly national perspectives