| Title |
A shape-shifting creature dissected: political representations of Jean Monnet in European studies |
| Authors |
Pūras, Adomas |
| DOI |
10.15388/BJPS.2015.0.8882 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Baltic journal of political science.. Vilnius-Kyiv : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2015, No 4, p. 110-126.. ISSN 2335-2337 |
| Keywords [eng] |
European identity ; Jean Monnet ; the founding fathers of the EU ; politics of history ; EU historiography |
| Abstract [eng] |
In this paper, I argue that contemporary political and intellectual conflicts over the right course for European integration are reflected in the historiography of Jean Monnet, the so-called founding father of the European Union (EU). Multiple and mutually antithetical representations of Monnet are explored across the central themes of the contemporary European debate: nationalism, sovereignty, political methodology, and economic ideology. I investigate how the different faces of Monnet are constructed and used to legitimate contradictory scholarly standpoints regarding these central themes. Along the way, I attempt to decipher the puzzle of Monnet’s elevation to the status of a theoretical pioneer in EU Studies. Finally, I also explore how different roles assigned to Monnet in the various narratives of the EU’s origins contribute to the construction of European identity. |
| Published |
Vilnius-Kyiv : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2015 |
