Historian at the University of Oxford
Worst moment
Formative moment
"There's no such thing as a periphery - that's very much a state of mind." -Talitha Ilacqua on European borders
| Time | Question |
|---|---|
| 0:02 | Do you identify as a European? |
| 2:04 | What was your formative European moment? |
| 4:31 | What was the worst moment in recent European history? |
| 6:53 | What was the best moment in recent European history? |
| 8:57 | What is the single most important thing the EU has done for you personally? |
| 10:19 | What is the one thing you would most like the EU to have achieved by 2030? |
| 14:50 | You’ve brought up the distinction between healthy and unhealthy ways to embrace national identity. In your opinion, how does that distinction relate to populism and does it represent a challenge to the EU? |
| 19:51 | There is debate around the EU’s role in resolving conflicts and challenges between countries and minority regions that seek independence - do you have any thoughts on this? |
| 22:24 | Are there any particularities to the way that the EU is viewed in regions that have minority nationalisms, such as the Basque Country or Catalonia? |
| 25:24 | Scholars often say that nationalism relies on a sense of collective history and a shared story in a country. When we talk about the EU as an alternative to the nation state, can we say that the EU has a shared story or history in this way? |