Why Europe?

There is a strong interest in debating the most urgent questions emerging in Europe today, questions around concepts such as «consensus», «solidarity», «integration» and «participation».

This e-book is the summary of papers presented at the workshop «From Ideas on Europe to the European Citizens: Why Europe?» at the German-Italian bilateral association Villa Vigoni. The first part of this e-book examines what past generations expected of Europe, in particular which answers were given to the question «Why Europe?». The second part of the e-book addresses the concept of «European Citizenship», within the legal and political framework of the idea of «citizen» («Bürger», «cittadino») in a European dimension. The third part consists of some critical analyses of the contemporary make up of European societies.