Europe: Discourses of Inclusion/Exclusion

Abstract

The concept of Europe typically generates a geographical response. The central continental core has peninsulas in all directions — Spain to the west, Italy to the south, the Balkans to the east and Scandinavia to the north. Geographically Europe also extends to the islands of Ireland, Britain, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Surrounding seas form part of geographical Europe. The Mediterranean Basin along with its subsidiary seas lies to the south of Europe, while the Adriatic, the Aegean and the Black Sea are in the east. The Baltic Seas form part of Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean marks its Western boundary.