EUrope and the World: Perspectives on EUrope - the English School Meets Post-Colonialism: Introduction

摘要: Europe is in flux, as the Union (EU). There may be institutions, commissions, ranks, codified policies, and (the illusion of) structures; it seems, however, that ultimately there also movement, change, instability, hybridity, -in contemporary world of advanced capitalism, euro-crisis, economic hazard - a great deal uncertainty, surprise, psychology. Beyond 'structures' 'policy' one needs therefore, if wishes to understand EU act politically any meaningful way, explore decipher perceptions, political language, beliefs, ideologies, thought of, within, European Union. Only through study can respond transformations, changes, instabilities, crises. This seems present times even more important than ever. Very rarely, operate perceptions solipsistically within self, though they are very often believed do, constructed some binary opposition opposite stigmatized 'other'. Under such circumstances then need become practically reassured violent martial ways. In order overcome self-centrism accomplish less instrumentalized relations, i.e. freed from stigmatizations, not only has investigate about itself, but also, with at least same importance, 'outside'. main purpose focus this issue.Further theoretical considerations, an investigation empirically particularly relevant because Europe, historically present-day, extensively invokes invoked images non-European 'other' for its own identity constructions. Therefore, ask how do these 'others' reversely perceive think Europe: being seen around world? What objects perceptions: regional organization; enlargement; 'free' trade partner; institution; global power; 'soft' power? Or: 'Europe' geographical entity space? And/or: inhabiting most forceful colonial imperial powers past, key founding members itself? Thus: what part plays history historical consciousness relations world; which degree? From analytical point view kind theories concepts seem appropriate those questions related dynamics?This brief sketch outlines concerns asked addressed special issue; explored looking into discourses on world: Middle East; Russia; China; Japan; United States; Latin America; ASEAN; sub-Saharan Africa; Turkey. The editor does wish summarize individual contributions their empirical findings; speak themselves, each engaged giving respective peoples states voice towards, vis-a-vis, sometimes contrast attempt summarize, Introduction aims outlining underlies or explicitly single issue chosen by authors discuss topics.Europe movement emergence, extension, contraction, thus change theme covered "international society" English School perspective. understanding international society existence, emerging, extending, finally exporting institutions scale ontological epistemological approach easily applicable (see , example, Czaputowicz, 2003). …