Against Old Europe

In the wake of the Iraq war the term Old Europe was appropriated by politicians civil society and social movement actors alike to rally in defence of supposedly social and civilized values against the perceived predatory forces of American finance. Against Old Europe sheds light on the social movement politics encapsulated in the protest slogan 'Fight Old Europe'. Within what is broadly labelled the global justice movement it explores a particular radical perspective that warns against the identification with European values by movements resisting neoliberalism. Exploring the work of key theorists critical of globalization including Habermas Negri Holloway Postone and de Benoist the book examines critical theory approaches to alter-globalization illustrated with concrete examples of movements within contemporary Europe. In so doing it invites readers to explore the charges of nationalism anti-Americanism and antisemitism brought against parts of the alter-globalization movement. Providing a new perspective on critiques of globalization Against Old Europe will appeal to sociologists and social and political theorists studying social movements anti-globalization activism and European politics and identity.