Living in a World of Dangers and Strangers: Changing EU and German Perceptions of Threat
in German Politics and Society
Author:
Mary N. Hampton
Mary N. Hampton
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This article analyzes the differences in U.S., EU, and German perceptions of threat. The secularist and cosmopolitan turns in EU European identity formation have had a tremendous impact on how security issues are interpreted, especially in Germany. The traditional conception of threat has been re-defined. Yet, recent events are threatening the success forged through a half century of EU elite-driven culture change. Renationalization and a return to defining threat as fear of strangers have emerged across the EU.