Category: European Narrative
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Europe: A Brief History of Its Idea from Ancient Greece to Montesquieu
My name is Giuseppe, I am 26 years old. I work in a library. I have a degree in Classical Literature and now I am studying Philosophy. I live in Eboli, a small town in southern Italy. The first clear description of modern Europe – of its culture and many other aspects – originates from…
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“History is with us all the Time“
My name is Daniel and I am 26-year old European Studies master student from Hanover, Germany. I consider myself as pro-European but EU-critical. Fraser Cameron said this at a recent event of the Heinrich Böll-Stiftung in Brussels and he is right: historical incidents such as the First World War still affect us in many ways…
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How to defeat the populist narrative
My name is Giuseppe, I am 26 years old. I work in a library. I have a degree in Classical Literature and now I am studying Philosophy. I live in Eboli, a small town in southern Italy. The recent years of economic crisis have increased populist movements in all European states. The success of the…
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Someone press Mute, please!
My name is Giuseppe, I am 26 years old. I work in a library. I have a degree in Classical Literature and now I am studying Philosophy. I live in Eboli, a small town in southern Italy. A man walks into a bar and asks for a beer. He drinks alone, while in the background…