| Title | Myth of the near future? Assessing the European Green Deal's potential to become a political myth for the European Union |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 62979 |
| Authors | Moulton, JFG |
| Title | Myth of the near future? Assessing the European Green Deal's potential to become a political myth for the European Union |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | Journal Of Contemporary European Studies, 32, 3 |
| Abstract | Questions have long revolved around the European Union's (EU) capacity to develop 'post-national' political myths - sacred narratives that provide a basis for long-term political legitimacy. The need for new EU political myths has become particularly severe with the declining power of the Union's foundational myths of peace and prosperity, and as the EU has entered an era of almost permanent crisis. This article critically assesses whether one contemporary EU policy innovation - the European Green Deal (EGD) - has the potential to transform from a set of policies and an accompanying narrative into a sacred narrative for the Union. The analysis is conducted by applying a novel framework that assesses a myth's features, including significance, development, and impact, to draw conclusions about the EGD's mythic capacity. Drawing on key speeches, texts, and Eurobarometer findings, the conclusion is drawn that the EGD does have mythic capacity in terms of its significance and development. However, its impact has been limited by critical voices on both sides of the climate action debate. This conclusion has important implications for the possibilities of post-national mythmaking. |
| https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14782804.2023.2288908?needAccess=true |
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