The Evolution of European Identities Biographical Approaches

by Miller, Robert; Day, Graham

• ISBN13: 9780230302563
• ISBN10: 0230302564
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-07
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Through in-depth analysis of interviews from across Europe, this book explores how European citizens identify themselves with Europe and the development of a 'European mental space.'

Author Biography

ROBERT MILLER Professor of Sociology at Queen's University Belfast, UK.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. x
Notes on Contributors	p. xii
Dimensions for the Expression of European Identity	p. 1
Method in Practice: Autobiographical Narrative Interviews in Search of European Phenomena	p. 21
International Education in the Life Course	p. 45
Identity Project under Construction: European Identity and Educational Mobility in the Case of Majka	p. 61
Transnational Work in the Biographical Experiences of Traditional Professions and Corporate Executives: Analysis of Two Cases	p. 76
Farmers: More and Less Europeans	p. 102
'Europe' as Hope: A Farmer's Viewpoint from Bulgaria	p. 115
Exploring European 'Potential Space': A Study of the Biographies of Former Foreign Exchange Students	p. 129
Discoverers in European Mental Space: The Biographical Experiences of Participants in European Civil Society Organisations	p. 150
Miriam, an Environmental Activist	p. 170
Into and Out of Europe: Dynamic Insider/Outsider Perspectives	p. 182
Europe Out of Europe: The View from the Other Side of the World: The case of Matt Wellwood	p. 201
Cross-Cultural Exchanges: Intimate Relationships and Transforming Societies	p. 211
Cross-Cultural Couples in the Old and New Europe: From Bi-Localism to Emotional Transnationalism	p. 233
European Mental Space and its Biographical Relevance	p. 255
Bibliography	p. 279
Index	p. 295
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