Thinking Europe

MATS ANDRÉN is Professor in the History of Ideas at the University of Gothenburg, and former director and chairman of its Centre of European Research. He teaches and supervises in European Studies and has published widely on European intellectual history. His recent books are Cultural Borders of Europe (co-ed., Berghahn, 2017) and Nuclear Waste Management and Legitimacy (Routledge, 2012). He is guest editor of Journal of Risk Research, History of European Ideas, European Review and Global Intellectual History.

“In this fine contribution to a currently very topical field, Andrén’s approach is to contrast the dreams of European unity with the tensions and borders and differences within Europe; he maintains that they are both essential elements of the history of the idea of Europe … [and focuses] on ideas and attitudes and notions of civilization across the continent. One outstanding and very welcome feature is the detailed and analytical attention to an unusually wide range of primary sources.” • Michael Wintle, University of Amsterdam

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionPART I: UNITY AND BORDERS (1800–1914)Chapter 1. Dreaming of UnityChapter 2. Longing for BordersChapter 3. Looking for Common GroundChapter 4. Performing CommunalityPART II: CRISIS AND DECLINE (1914–1945)Chapter 5. Passing to a New Europe: The First World WarChapter 6. Fearing CrisisChapter 7. Organising for EuropePART III: INTEGRATION AND IDENTITY (1945–)Chapter 8. Claiming European Unity and a Europe of NationsChapter 9. Elevating European AwarenessConclusionBibliography