The Evolution of European Identities: Biographical Approaches

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Dimensions for the Expression of European Identity....Pages 1-20
Method in Practice: Autobiographical Narrative Interviews in Search of European Phenomena....Pages 21-44
International Education in the Life Course....Pages 45-60
Identity Project under Construction: European Identity and Educational Mobility in the Case of Majka....Pages 61-75
Transnational Work in the Biographical Experiences of Traditional Professions and Corporate Executives: Analysis of Two Cases....Pages 76-101
Farmers: More and Less Europeans....Pages 102-114
‘Europe’ as Hope: A Farmer’s Viewpoint from Bulgaria....Pages 115-128
Exploring European ‘Potential Space’: A Study of the Biographies of Former Foreign Exchange Students....Pages 129-149
Discoverers in European Mental Space: The Biographical Experiences of Participants in European Civil Society Organisations....Pages 150-169
Miriam, an Environmental Activist....Pages 170-181
Into and Out of Europe: Dynamic Insider/Outsider Perspectives....Pages 182-200
Europe Out of Europe: The View from the Other Side of the World: The case of Matt Wellwood....Pages 201-210
Cross-Cultural Exchanges: Intimate Relationships and Transforming Societies....Pages 211-232
Cross-Cultural Couples in the Old and New Europe: From Bi-Localism to Emotional Transnationalism....Pages 233-254
European Mental Space and its Biographical Relevance....Pages 255-278
Back Matter....Pages 279-307