The Lusophone World: The Evolution of Portuguese National Narratives - Couverture souple

Ashby, Sarah

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845198743 ISBN 13 : 9781845198749

Editeur : Liverpool University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Portugal's European Union honeymoon has officially ended. It was the victim of a Europe-wide political and financial crisis and an unstable EU identity increasingly splintered along regional and economic fractures. What does this mean for the former good student of European democracy? The answer may lie in renewed Portuguese efforts to deepen and strengthen ties with Lusophone countries across the globe, which since 1996 have been organized into a supranational organization called the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP). While Portugal's marginality in relation to Europe might be emphasized in the corridors of Brussels, within the realm of the CPLP the former world power can once again see itself as existing at the center geographically as well as from a historic-cultural perspective of an extensive international milieu. The Lusophone World: The Evolution of Portuguese National Narratives explores the dialectic between Portugal's sense of identity and belonging in the EU and the CPLP. It provides an analysis of the manner in which Portugal's institutional allegiances to both of these organizations have impacted the political, economic, and social fabric of the nation. The fact that Portugal is turning to its former colonies as alternate partners in trade, commerce, emigration, and development initiatives may not be evidence of straightforward estrangement from the European continent. More likely, Portugal appears to be riding a fresh wave of what it means to be modern in the European milieu. This new concept of modernity, related to rhetoric of hybridity and a self-professed position as interlocutor, could be evidence of a deeper understanding of the new tools needed to survive and prosper in a rapidly-changing European Union.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sarah Ashby obtained a Bachelor's Degree from Middlebury College in 2010 and a Ph.D. from Brown University's Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies in 2015. Her research interests focus on the history of post-colonial political, economic, and social relations in the Lusophone world. She is currently a Foreign Service Officer in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liverpool University Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845198743
• ISBN 13: 9781845198749
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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