Avant-Garde Europe: The Problem of Modernism and the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Enlargement

• Authors: Ilik Goran , Iljevski Nikola Lj.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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This paper explores two divergent concepts installed in the EU operational structure – postmodernism and modernism – in relation to the CFSP and enlargement. The research is conducted upon the content analysis method, descriptive method and comparative analysis. The main research intention is to locate the inability of the EU, to achieve internal coherence on a certain international issues, taking into account the clash between the above mentioned concepts. Consequently, this paper locates the problem of modernism as in the EU normative provisions and behavior of its Member States. At the end, it is noted that the concept of avant-garde Europe can be used as a possible solution for future development of the EU in a postmodern direction.

Keywords

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Modernism; Postmodernism; European Union; CFSP; Enlargement

• Publisher: Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw
• Journal: Yearbook of Polish European Studies
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 20
• Pages: 61-84

Contributors

author

Ilik Goran

author

Iljevski Nikola Lj.

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