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Title

The ERASMUS phenomenon : symbol of a new European generation? / Benjamin Feyen, Ewa Krzaklewska (eds.).

Publication

Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang Edition, c2013.

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Additional Authors

• Feyen, Benjamin.
• Krzaklewska, Ewa.

Description

245 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

In 2012, the ERASMUS programme celebrated its 25th anniversary. As one of the best-known initiatives of the EU, it has already enabled almost three million students to spend a part of their studies abroad. But ERASMUS is more than just a simple academic exchange programme: designed to contribute to the creation of a People's Europe, it has become a successful political instrument for shaping generations of European students. This interdisciplinary volume attempts to explain the fascination behind ERASMUS. The authors examine the role of student mobility within the European integration process and judge its impact on how young citizens identify with Europe. Is there a Generation ERASMUS, and what characteristics does it have? Can ERASMUS serve as a symbol for new Europeans?

Series Statement

Education beyond borders : studies in educational and academic mobility and migration, 2194-0886 ; Volume 1

Uniform Title

Education beyond borders ; v. 1.

Alternative Title

Symbol of a new European generation?

Subject

• ERASMUS (Organization)
• Student exchange programs > European Union countries
• National characteristics, European
• Group identity > Europe

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

• In English, with three contributions in German.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction. The ERASMUS Programme and the 'generation ERASMUS' : a short overview / Benjamin Feyen, Ewa Krzaklewska -- Part I. The ERASMUS policy -- The making of a success story : the creation of the ERASMUS programme in the historical context / Benjamin Feyen -- Learning for life? : the new role of the ERASMUS programme in the knowledge society / Ulrike Klose -- Das ERASMUS-Programm : Symbol einer europäisch geprägten Auswärtigen Kultur- und Bildungspolitik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland? / Hannah-Kristin Elenschneider -- ERASMUS : for all? : structural challenges of the EU's exchange programme / Friedrich Heger -- Part II. The ERASMUS experience -- ERASMUS students between youth and adulthood : analysis of the biographical experience / Ewa Krzaklewska -- Mit Händen und Füßen durch das Leben : ERASMUS-Studenten und ihre (nonverbale) interkulturelle Kommunikation / Johanna Damerau -- Culture shock during ERASMUS exchange : determinants, processes, prevention / Ewa Krzaklewska/Paulina Skorska -- Social ERASMUS? : active citizenship among exchange students / Larissa Wood -- Part III. The ERASMUS identity -- The influence of the ERASMUS programme on strengthening a European identity : case studies of Spanish and British exchange students / Gioia Ambrosi -- ERASMUS student mobility and the discovery of new European horizons / Christof Van Mol -- "Ich bin ERASMUS" : Identitätsschöpfung durch die virtuelle Konstanz einer visuellen Gemeinschaft? / Agnieszka Roguski -- A matter of belonging and trust : the creation of a European identity through the ERASMUS programme? / Jennifer Striebeck -- Researching the impact of ERASMUS on European identification : proposal for a conceptual framework / Seweryn Krupnik/Ewa Krzaklewska -- Conclusion. 'Generation ERASMUS' : the new Europeans? : a reflection / Benjamin Feyen/Ewa Krzaklewska -- Biographies.

ISBN

9783631627198 (hd.bd.)

OCLC

846551697

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library