The old France, the New Europe and a multipolar world
Ulla M Holm
Abstract France has difficulties in developing a European vision that takes into account the reality Union is no longer based upon Franco‐German motor. Central to this situation French understanding of nation‐state and country ('patrie') how its definition frames ways political elite perceive as international acton itself ‘grand’ with both an mission.This external dimension identity will not simply fade away. It impossible for be introvert without vision. The problem this, however; since 1989 been oscillating between two conflicting mutually incompatible concepts. Each these gives different meaning what Europe/the EU is. This resulted uneasy contradictory policy. On one side it promotes concept multipolar syste...
Perspectives on European Politics and Society