Course Hack
What is Europe?By The Open University

In a Nutshell

This 2016 course introduces us to the different ways we can understand Europe, how 20th-century conflicts led to greater integration across the continent, and how the difficulties of defining European identity impact modern politics.

Favorite Quote

Europe is changing, but so is the way in which it is governed ... The nature of this new Europe remains ambiguous, its mode of governance uncertain, and the views taken of its future development highly contested.

The Open University

Introduction

Turn on the news, and chances are there will be a news item about European politics, be it the challenges of the UK's exit from the European Union or conflicts over the ongoing migrant crisis.

Underlying many political debates are vital questions about what Europe is and what European identity signifies.

The Open University's 2016 course What is Europe? investigates how different understandings of Europe developed over time and what this means for us today.

Exploring viewpoints throughout history, the course shows how important identity questions have been in shaping the region's political landscape.

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