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European solidarity: Definitions, challenges, and perspectives

Tava, Francesco

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Darian Meacham
Editor

Nicolas de Warren
Editor

Abstract

Since the end of the Second World War, European construction has developed side by side with reiterated attempts to envision and implement European solidarity. This chapter addresses the complex scenario in which European political actors ostensibly dismiss solidarity in three steps. It provides a brief overview of how solidarity has been defined in political philosophy and theory. The chapter specifically focuses on those categorisations that the author think are most useful to understanding what kind of solidarity European solidarity might be. It addresses two challenges that European solidarity is currently facing, and whose overcoming might permit us to think of Europe in more solidaristic terms. The chapter discusses several perspectives stemming from contemporary European philosophy, which the author contends might help redefine the boundaries and potentialities of European solidarity.

Citation

Tava, F. (2021). European solidarity: Definitions, challenges, and perspectives. In D. Meacham, & N. de Warren (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Europe (211-221). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315686233-18

Acceptance Date May 1, 2020
Online Publication Date Mar 31, 2021
Publication Date Mar 31, 2021
Deposit Date Sep 16, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Pages 211-221
Series Title Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
Book Title The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Europe
Chapter Number 15
ISBN 9781138921689
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315686233-18
Keywords Solidarity, Europe, Migration, Nationalism
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6632422
Publisher URL https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Philosophy-and-Europe/Meacham-Warren/p/book/9781138921689