Grimmel Andreas
Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Sozialwissenschaften, Politikwissenschaft, Universität Hamburg, Allende-Platz 1, 20146 Hamburg, Germany.
Acta Polit. 2021;56(2):242-260. doi: 10.1057/s41269-020-00171-7. Epub 2020 Jun 12.
The appeal for more solidarity is a recurring pattern in political discussions of how to cope with the crises the European Union (EU) confronts. This became most palpable in two major challenges-the Eurozone crisis and the refugee and migrant crisis. However, there is a yawning gap between the rhetorical commitment to solidarity and member states' practices of solidarity: Even though the EU and its members regularly refer to solidarity as one of their fundamental values, the concept regularly fails to translate into concrete and common action. This lack of solidarity when it comes to problem resolution not only renders solidarity a weak principle within the EU's political framework; it also precludes more effective crisis management. Drawing on the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein as well as (neo)pragmatism, this paper argues that a language- and practice-based reading can offer a new perspective on solidarity as one of the EU's fundamental values. It can also explain why solidarity does not play a more vital role in the EU today, especially in times of crisis, when it is most needed.
在关于如何应对欧盟所面临危机的政治讨论中，呼吁增强团结是一个反复出现的话题。这在两大挑战中表现得最为明显，即欧元区危机以及难民和移民危机。然而，在团结的言辞承诺与成员国的团结实践之间存在着巨大差距：尽管欧盟及其成员国经常将团结视为其基本价值观之一，但这一概念却常常未能转化为具体的共同行动。在解决问题时缺乏团结不仅使团结在欧盟政治框架内成为一项薄弱原则；它还妨碍了更有效的危机管理。本文借鉴路德维希·维特根斯坦的著作以及（新）实用主义观点，认为基于语言和实践的解读能够为团结作为欧盟基本价值观之一提供新视角。它还能解释为何团结如今在欧盟中没有发挥更重要的作用，尤其是在危机时期，而此时团结最为需要。
