L’imaginaire européen de l’espace euro-méditerranéen par Pr.Ulrich UFER

Two guiding ideas were developed during this conference:

1- The genesis of modern Western Europe from the 16th century.

- The exemplary case of Amsterdam and the Netherlands in the 17th century as a laboratory of European modernity.

- The emergence of the nation-state and the power of cities, the development of religious liberalism, the preponderance of a mercantile culture.

- The culture of innovation and progress (technical and social).

2- The position of Europe and the European Union in globalization.

- European expansion in the modern era, transition from the Mediterranean economy to the Atlantic and global economy.

- Competition with the Far East (China) and the great divergence at the beginning of the 19th century.

- The European Union in contemporary globalization.