Abstract
Europe's New Identity: The Refugee Crisis and the Rise of Nationalism.
Highlights
Europe is nowadays at a crossroad, divided between the need to remain faithful to its core democratic values and freedoms, maintaining an area of freedom and justice and the need to protect its citizens against the new terrorism and the rise of nationalistic leaders and parties that require less Europe and more power back to the nation states
In the following article the mechanisms used to prepare the society for the arrival of the populist Messiah will be demystified from a political science perspective and analyzed from a legal point of view; the only bonding agent to a real European identity through various political disagreements is throughout law and the guiding common values
To understand the psychology of these people will enable us to properly fight against the root causes of extremism, radicalization and terrorism; might lead us to understand what should be the adhesive of a genuine European identity
Summary
Europe is nowadays at a crossroad, divided between the need to remain faithful to its core democratic values and freedoms, maintaining an area of freedom and justice and the need to protect its citizens against the new terrorism and the rise of nationalistic leaders and parties that require less Europe and more power back to the nation states. In the face of fear, people want to feel safe; a leader who can promise security and protection is gathering the popular support: we see it in the recent Austrian elections, where the far-right party of Norbert Hofer gained the upper hand and determined the resignation of the Chancellor amid huge debates over the refugee crisis.
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