Original title: Rovnoměrné a kombinované. Historicko-sociologický přístup k evropské krizi kolektivní identity.
Translated title: Uneven and combined. A historical sociological approach to the European collective identity crisis
Authors: Horler, Vanessa ; Černý, Karel (advisor) ; Coman, Adam (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2021
Language: eng
Abstract: This thesis aims to analyse the current EU crisis from the perspective of international historical sociology. By re-reading Jenö Szücs' essay 'The Three Historical Regions of Europe' [1983] through the lens of the concept of 'uneven and combined development' [Rosenberg 2016], I argue that the countries that have assumed a prominent role in the EU as part of the Visegrád 4 coalition, have been shaped by two hegemonic powers to the East and West respectively. Supplementing the concept of uneven and combined development with a constructivist understanding of state identity, interest and action, I argue that the V4 cooperation is an act of emancipation from the East-Central European region against a perceived Western hegemony, triggered by the multi-level European crisis.
Keywords: EU; international historical sociology; uneven and combined development; Visegrád 4

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/148803

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