| ID | 188172 |
| Title Proper | Overcoming ‘Otherness |
| Other Title Information | Central and Eastern European Nations and the Idea of ‘Europe’ |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kushnir, Ostap |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The idea of ‘Europe’ in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has evolved significantly during the three decades of post-communist transition. Initially, anti-Soviet elites from the 1980s portrayed the region as equal/complementary to the Western part of the continent, which for its part perceived CEE as its ‘Other’. The first decade of post-communist transition was marked by a switch to nationalist thinking and the evocation of the idea of ‘Europe’ as one of nation-states. Finally, contemporary discourses of ‘Europe’ in CEE revolve around three different pillars, that is, European exceptionalism, European universalism and Transatlanticism, in contrast to Western discourses. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Spectator Vol. 57, No.4; Dec 2022: p.104-120 |
| Journal Source | International Spectator Vol: 57 No 4 |
| Key Words | European Identity ; Central And Eastern Europe ; Post-Communist Transition ; Idea Of Europe ; Otherness |