Alarums and Excursions: Improvising Politics on the European Stage


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A revealing and candid portrayal of a Europe improvising its way through a series of crises. Forced into action by a tidal wave of emergencies, Europe has had to reinvent itself, casting off its legal straitjacket and confronting hard issues that threaten its own political identity.

Author: Luuk Van Middelaar
Publisher: Agenda Publishing
Published: 02/20/2020
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781788212779
ISBN10: 1788212770
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Economy
- Political Science | World | European

About the Author
Luuk van Middelaar is a historian and political theorist. In his role as a speechwriter and close advisor to the president of the European Council (2010-15), van Middelaar witnessed the political theatre of Europe from the front row. He is currently a professor at the Europa Institute of Leiden University. His previous book, The Passage to Europe (winner of the 2012 European Book Prize) has been translated into more than ten languages. He was advisor to the acclaimed BBC programme, Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil (2019).