Eszter Salgó

Images from Paradise

The Visual Communication of the European Union's Federalist Utopia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

the recent transformation of the ideology of European federalism into a political soteriology the palingenetic myth that drives supranational institutions’ federalist agenda the visualization of the EU’s promise of a new era the use of old and new symbols and rituals aimed at reinforcing citizens’ allegiance to the EU how the supranational elite betray their promise of giving birth to a democratic community

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 515g
• ISBN-13: 9781785336188
• ISBN-10: 1785336185
• Artikelnr.: 48032774

Autorenporträt

Eszter Salgó teaches at the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, at John Cabot University, in Rome. Her previous work includes Psychoanalytic Reflections on Politics: Fatherlands in Mothers' Hands (Routledge, 2014).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The (Long-Desired) Rebirth of Europe's "Fantastic Family"
PART I: NUMINOUS STORIES ABOUT EUROPE'S REBIRTH
Chapter 1. Need for a Paradise Dream
Chapter 2. Manifestations of Eurofederalists' Paradise Dream
Chapter 3. The Tale of Seductive Europa
PART II: THE PROMISE OF A NEW SYMBOL
Chapter 4. Welcome to the Center of the European Mandala!
Chapter 5. Europa's Sacred Gaze
Chapter 6. The European Central Bank's Story of Abundance: In Between
Sacred Rituals and Political Marketing
PART III: EUROPEAN FESTIVAL TALES
Chapter 7. The Promise of European Rituals
Chapter 8. "Rise like a Phoenix": A New Anthem for (Federal) Europe
Chapter 9. The 2014 Elections of the European Parliament: Preparing for a
European Carnival
Concluding Remarks: The European Union's (Magic-Less) Bridge-Builders
Bibliography
Index