Drawing Lessons from the Past

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National stereotypes in the context of the European crisis

“…A similar, though perhaps slightly more optimistic sentiment defines Toplak and Sumi's (2012, p. 7) conclusion that a 'reinforcement of a European identity' is an 'impossibility', at least 'in the current political climate'. Also worth mentioning in this context is recent work revealing different dimensions of EU-scepticism, which variously relate to anxieties about the local effects of global market forces, reveal a spectrum of competing (local, national and European) identifications and forms of memory, and reflect widespread concerns about decision-making on EU-level and the balance of power between the EU and its constituent member states (Karner, 2013;Sierp, 2016).…”