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Results of ESPON Project 3.4.1 Pierre BECKOUCHE (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Clarisse DIDELON (University of Le Havre) Claude GRASLAND (University of Paris 7 Diderot). EUROPE IN THE WORLD From evidences to visions. INTRODUCTION Schuman's declaration and the World.
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Results of ESPON Project 3.4.1 Pierre BECKOUCHE (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Clarisse DIDELON (University of Le Havre) Claude GRASLAND (University of Paris 7 Diderot) EUROPE IN THE WORLDFrom evidences to visions
Evidence 1 : DIFFERENT LIMITS OF EUROPECAN BE PROPOSED.Eurasia, Euro-Mediterranea, Euro-Africa ?
Evidence 2 : WHOLE BETTER THAN PARTSWhat is the size of EU as compared to other world regions ?
Evidence 3 : EUROPEAN UNION IS A SHRINKING WORLD REGION What will be the size of EU in the future ?
Evidence 4 : GROWING AREAS ARE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOODWhat are the consequences for EU, Japan or USA ?
Evidence 5 : EU IS STILL A MAJOR ECONOMIC PLAYER What is the geography of the commercial influence of EU ?
Evidence 6 : EU IS WELL CONNECTED TO THE “GLOBAL CITY” What are the gateway cities of EU ?
Evidence 7 : EU IS ATTRACTIVE FOR MIGRANT BUT NOT NECESSARY WITH EXPECTED QUALIFICATION Does migration fit with EU market needs ?
Evidence 8 : EU IS THE FIRST DONOR OF AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Does EU and member states share a common strategy toward developing countries ?
Evidence 9 : EU INFLUENCE IN THE WORLD IS IMPORTANT BUT UNEVEN.Is it possible to propose a synthetic delimitation of EU influence area ?
The measure of EU gobal influence … Global influence (34 % of information)
… balanced by two other dimensions Colonial dimension (24 % of information) Cultural dimension (12 % of information)
Evidence 10 : EU BORDERS ARE OF HIGH SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MINDS.What are the mental maps of Europe for EU citizens, researchers and policy makers ?
Greenland Russia Turkey Northern Africa
Workshop 1THE “CONTINENT” VISION: towards a protected and closed European territory
Workshop 2THE “CENTRE-PERIPHERY” VISION: towards a dissymmetrical EU / neighbourhood pattern
Workshop 3THE “ARCHIPELAGO” VISION: toward rising territorial polarisation
Workshop 1, 2, 3 THE “REGIONAL ” VISION: an attempt of pro-active scenario