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Eurovisions: Identity and the International Politics of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1956

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Editors:
  1. Julie Kalman

    1. School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

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  2. Ben Wellings

    1. Politics and International Relations, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

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  3. Keshia Jacotine

    1. Politics and International Relations, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

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  • Highlights the Eurovision Song Contest as a space for exploring ideals of Europe

  • Analyses the tensions between commonality and diversity in Europe

  • Explores the role of culture and identity in post-war European integration

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Entangled Histories: Identity, Eurovision and European Integration

    • Ben Wellings, Julie Kalman
    Pages 1-20

  3. Germany as Good European: National Atonement and Performing Europeanness in the Eurovision Song Contest

    • Alison Lewis
    Pages 21-45

  4. ‘Making Your Mind Up’: Britain, Europe and Eurovision-Scepticism

    • Ben Wellings, Zoë Jay, Catherine Strong
    Pages 47-72

  5. Which Belgium Won Eurovision? European Unity and Belgian Disunity

    • Julie Kalman
    Pages 73-90

  6. Negotiating Post-war Nationhood: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Eurovision Song Contest

    • Nina Markovic Khaze
    Pages 91-110

  7. Recognising Kosovo in the World of Televised International Song Contests

    • Dean Vuletic
    Pages 111-128

  8. Ruslana, Serduchka, Jamala: National Self-Imaging in Ukraine’s Eurovision Entries

    • Marko Pavlyshyn
    Pages 129-150

  9. Nation Branding, Cultural Relations and Cultural Diplomacy at Eurovision: Between Australia and Europe

    • Jess Carniel
    Pages 151-173

  10. ‘If Love Was a Crime, We Would Be Criminals’: The Eurovision Song Contest and the Queer International Politics of Flags

    • Catherine Baker
    Pages 175-200

  11. Europe: Start Voting Now! Democracy, Participation and Diversity in the Eurovision Song Contest

    • Anika Gauja
    Pages 201-219

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 221-244
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About this book

This book uses the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), as an analytical entry point to understand and illuminate post-War Europe and the drive to create an identity that can legitimise the European project in its broadest sense. The ESC presents an idealised vision of Europe, and this has long existed in a strained relationship with reality. While the trajectory of post-war European integration is a high-profile topic, we believe that the ESC offers a unique and innovative way to think about the role of culture in the history of post-War European integration and tensions between the ideal and reality of European unity. Through the series of case studies that make up the chapters in this book, analysis brings these interlinked tensions to light, exploring the roles of culture and identity, alongside and a productive conversation with the political and economic projects of post-war European integration. 

Reviews

“Just because it's camp and kind of crazy, doesn't mean we shouldn't take this key cultural event in European (and even global) television schedules seriously. This fascinating collection provides all kinds of compelling and fresh insights into the intrigue and the international politics that millions of us witness (and enjoy) each and every year.” (Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

    Julie Kalman

  • Politics and International Relations, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

    Ben Wellings, Keshia Jacotine

About the editors

Julie Kalman is Associate Professor of History at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She has published widely on the history of French-speaking Europe.



Ben Wellings is a Senior Lecture in Politics and International Relations at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of English Nationalism, Brexit and the Anglosphere: wider still and wider (2019) and English Nationalism and Eurosceptcism: losing the peace (2012). 


Keshia Jacotine works in research development at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She holds a MPhil in Political Science, and has written about British and European politics for the Conversation and Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Eurovisions: Identity and the International Politics of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1956

  • Editors: Julie Kalman, Ben Wellings, Keshia Jacotine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9427-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9426-3Published: 29 November 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9429-4Published: 29 November 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-9427-0Published: 19 November 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 244

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: European Culture, European Union Politics, European Integration, European History, European Politics

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