This article focuses on one of the dominant interpretations of European integration, namely the reconciliation narrative that defines European integration as a peacebuilding process. The study is divided into three main parts. The first clarifies the various conceptions of reconciliation as a political process. The second examines the reconciliation narrative as a discourse. The analysis of the references made by EU representatives shows that this narrative can be either backward-looking (an ex post ...
Tópico(s): Global Peace and Security Dynamics
2017 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Contemporary European Studies
... political equilibrium » and an incipient sense of a Pax Europeana. While the great powers deliberated, two secondary agents ...
Tópico(s): Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
2014 - SAGE Publishing | Journal of Modern European History
... and determination to succeed, could herald a regional pax Europeana, while a continuation of the EU's current ...
Tópico(s): European Union Policy and Governance
2011 - Routledge | The International Spectator