
23. Can Europe Stay United? The EU, National Identity, and the Future of European Politics — On the Road with Dr. Nelsen
What does it mean to be European in the twenty-first century?
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen joins three Tocqueville Fellows—Madison (“Maddie”) Maddie, Zach LaComb, and Lane Lytle—from Strasbourg, France, during Furman University's May Experience course, United Europe: Past and Present. After two weeks traveling through Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and France, the group reflects on what they learned about the history, politics, culture, and future of the European Union.
The conversation explores one of the defining questions facing Europe today: can a continent shaped by…
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