The theme Europe takes on a preponderant role in the book. Clear evidence of the pioneering work of Maria Manuela Tavares Ribeiro in the study and research in this area of knowledge - European Studies, in the field of History and Humanities, at a time when these subjects were confined to economic and legal studies. As Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins points out in his text Thinking Europe as Democracy ...: "Maria Manuela Tavares Ribeiro has been, in the context of the European debate, a fundamental reference (...) for the opening of new horizons that has allowed, in order to ensure that Europe is seen not as a closed and bureaucratic project, but as a challenge Civic, which should involve states and citizens, institutions and people.

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