The Cartography of the Political Novel in Europe

该项目旨在研究不同国家和文化背景下的人们如何参与当代政治问题，从而在塑造21世纪的欧洲社会和政治中占有一席之地。这是通过一种特殊的审美和社会现象的棱镜来完成的，我们称之为欧洲政治小说（PNE），它不仅在严格限定的文学界，而且在整个欧洲社会都越来越突出。鉴于政治写作的这种新相关性，CAPONEU的目标是评估政治小说作为欧洲文化遗产的重要组成部分，以及作为社区建设和欧洲倡导的工具。该联盟汇集了一个跨学科的研究团队，不仅寻求揭开20世纪丰富的文学遗产，而且（通过与广泛的行动者合作）使PNE的经验与我们现在相关。它使我们能够理解由不同信仰、价值观、传统、经济、历史、文化、年龄和性别形成的观念是如何作为一种特定的文学类型反映在PNE中的，以及这种类型如何以及为什么在今天作为一种社会因素重新出现。因此，不仅将分析PNE中信仰和传统的代表，而且还将分析PNE本身在塑造和改变个人，国家，经济，特别是欧洲历史和文化过去的观点方面的作用。意识到近几十年来欧洲项目因危机（经济和政治危机、移民、COVID-19大流行和气候变化）而不稳定，现在的问题是EPN的欧洲遗产如何在加强欧洲社会应对危机的能力方面发挥积极作用。考虑到各种形式的民粹主义和/或威权主义同时死灰复燃，随之而来的经济衰退，以及最近带来不可预测后果的战争，回答这个问题将对欧洲的未来至关重要。感谢：CAPONEU由萨格勒布大学协调，汇集了8个合作伙伴，其中5个已获得欧盟地平线研究和创新计划（赠款协议编号101094658）的资助。其他三家合作伙伴——布莱顿大学（University of Brighton）、剑桥大学（University of Cambridge）和Autonomy——由Innovate UK提供资金，作为担保基金的一部分，该基金为Horizon Europe涉及英国合作伙伴的成功竞标提供担保。

The project sets out to examine how people in different national and cultural contexts engage with contemporary political issues and thereby have their share in shaping European societies and politics in the 21st century. This is done through the prism of an extraordinary aesthetic and social phenomenon that we call the political novel in Europe (or PNE), which is gaining prominence not only in strictly delimited literary circles but in European societies at large. Given this new relevance of political writing, CAPONEU’s goal is to assess the political novel as an important element of the European cultural heritage and as a tool for community building and European advocacy. The consortium brings together an interdisciplinary research team that seeks not only to unpack the rich literary heritage of the 20th century but also (through collaboration with a wide range of actors) to make the PNE experiences relevant to our present. It allows us to understand how perceptions formed by different beliefs, values, traditions, economy, history, culture, age and gender are reflected in the PNE as a specific literary genre, and how and why this genre re-emerges as a social factor today. Thus, not only the representation of beliefs and traditions in the PNE will be analysed, but also the role of the PNE itself in shaping and changing perspectives on the individual, the state, the economy, and especially on Europe’s historical and cultural past. Aware that the European project has been destabilised in recent decades by crises (economic and political crises, migrations, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change), the question now is how the European heritage of the EPN can become active in strengthening the resilience of European societies to crises. Given the simultaneous resurgence of various forms of populism and/or authoritarianism, a subsequent recession, and, most recently, war with unpredictable consequences, answering this question will be crucial for the future of Europe. Acknowledgement: CAPONEU, coordinated by University of Zagreb, brings together 8 partners, 5 of which have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101094658. The other three partners, University of Brighton, University of Cambridge and Autonomy are funded by Innovate UK as part of the Guarantee Fund which underwrites successful Horizon Europe bids involving UK partners.