Towards a Social History of European Integration

  • van Zon, K. (Organiser)
  • Liesbeth Van de Grift (Organiser)

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Description

Fishermen blocking the port of Calais, consumer groups lobbying the European Commission, fair-trade activists criticising European trade policies, and farmers and their tractors taking to the streets in Brussels: these are all examples of actors and stories that do not often make it into European integration textbooks, and yet they form an integral part of it. European Union (EU) policies have affected the lives of European citizens in multiple and profound ways; but, equally importantly, the actions of citizens and social forces have impacted on the EU institutions. Historians have only just begun to explore the ways in which this broader European social history also forms part of the history of European integration.
Period17 Oct 2021 → 19 Oct 2021
Event typeConference
LocationUtrecht, NetherlandsShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational