Title War and intervention in the transnational public sphere : problem-solving and European identity-formation / Cathleen Kantner

Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies series Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies series. Contents 1. Introduction : transnational political communication and European identity-formation -- 2. The theoretical building blocks : transnational identity discourses on wars and humanitarian military interventions -- 3. Media and media analysis in Europe -- 4. Comparing debates on wars and humanitarian military interventions across nations -- 5. Reality and identities 'under construction' Summary The post-Cold War era saw an unexpected increase in intra-state violence against ethnic and religious groups, brutal civil wars and asymmetric conflicts. Those crises posed fundamental questions for the European Union and its member states, to which Europe has so far proven unable to develop satisfactory answers. This book contends that public debates over wars and humanitarian military interventions after the Cold War represent an evolving process of comprehension and collective interpretation of new realities. Employing innovative computer-linguistic methods, it examines the dynamics of this debate across Europe and compares it to that of the United States. In doing so, it argues that transnational political communication has shaped European identity-formation in significant ways and that, in trying to come to terms with important crises and institutional events, shared understandings of Europe have emerged. Looking at evidence from a wide range of countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and spanning a continuous period of 16 years, this book empirically analyses these shared understandings of the EU as a problem-solving and ethical community. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, EU politics, security studies, comparative politics, political communication and European integration.-- Provided by Publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Humanitarian intervention -- European Union countries Transnationalism -- Social aspects -- European Union countries War and society -- European Union countries Public opinion -- European Union countries Group identity -- European Union countries HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Group identity Humanitarian intervention Military policy -- Public opinion Public opinion War and society SUBJECT European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Public opinion European Union countries -- Military policy -- Public opinion Subject European Union countries Form Electronic book ISBN 9781317361404 1317361407 9781315668536 131566853X 9781317361381 1317361385 9781317361398 1317361393 0415738148 9780415738149 9781138309906 1138309907

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