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The European "(School)House". Political Spaces, Historical Constructions and Cultural Identities

Attempts to address and define Europe thematically vary in specific ways, subject to time and space. Set backs in the constitutional process and the task of overcoming the finance and debt crisis have increased the urgency with which we must address issues concerning the inner cohesion of Europe. At the same time, these enlargement scenarios for the European Union pull the floor out from beneath European perceptions of identity that have, until now, emphasized a Western cultural heritage. Academia is unsure how to respond to the question of whether and how a European identity can be grounded in European history. For the teaching of history and political science, ‘Europe’ is both a classical field and a new challenge. The teaching of this subject is bound to engage in the future plans for Europe and at the same time it must adequately understand the questions and research involved in scholarship.

The projects in this research group describe and analyze the ambivalent processes through which structures of European identity and consciousness are taking shape and inquire into their significance for pedagogical practice.

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