Abstact
The legacy of European
colonialisms and nationalisms has conditioned immigration and citizenship
policies that inform the postcolonial move into Europe. This article questions
the assumptions that undergird conceptions of boundary, territory and
ethno-cultural belonging in the constitution of Europe.
In particular, it
emphasizes how Europe and European integration must be read within the context
of postcolonial globalization, migration and ethnicity in which the concept of
postcolonialism is important not only for understanding how the idea of Europe
was transferred to postcolonial societies, but also for arguing that
colonialism never left Europe unaffected and is still part of European reality.
Reading Europe and
European integration through a postcolonial lens means taking seriously the
challenges involved in the re-assertion of national identities. It also
provides a novel attempt to conceptualize the current economic crisis as being
as much about contesting (national) narratives of economic transformations as
of contrasting material developments and processes.
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