Public Lecture ‘Solidarity: A European Value?’

I gave keynote lecture solidarity’s importance (or sometimes lack thereof) in the process of European integration. I develop a philosophical account of solidarity and ask what it implies for European integration. I argue that solidarity's distinctive value lies in aligning commitments with moral responsibilities. For a project like the EU, this means that it can only live up to its founding ideals if member states treat each other's problems as genuinely shared.