Does the emergence of the European Union (EU) disrupt the frames of reference of the contemporary history of Europe to such an extent that historians distrust it? It would seem that methodological Euroscepticism exists. European integration arouses scepticism among some in the community of historians of contemporary Europe, since the conceptual underpinnings of that history cannot in themselves account for European integration. This billet expresses, more than a word of caution, a call for enhanced dialogue on the EU as an object of study among the different strands of historical studies and different disciplines. On the one hand, some of the analyses provided by historical studies on contemporary Europe constitute a fertile source for the study and understanding of European integration, notably in the field of history. Using them can stimulate the development in the European studies field of new concepts, new representations and new hypotheses for grasping the EU as a reality and a comparatively new object of academic interest. On the other hand, the critical study of the EU conducted in the specific field of the history of the EU questions and sheds a new light on the analytical categories of contemporary European history. In this regard, the fruitful interaction between history, political geography, law and political science can enrich contemporary European history. Interdisciplinary studies on European integration notably enable us to decentre notions of sovereignty, territory and democracy, which have classically taken the nation state as their reference in broad explanatory narratives of contemporary European history. Research mutualisation would offer all the potential interpretative and analytical benefits of the conceptual and methodological rethink of our various disciplines and of European integration as an object of study.

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欧洲应该打扰历史学家吗？论方法论和跨学科性的重要性

欧盟（EU）的出现是否扰乱了欧洲当代历史的参照框架，以至于历史学家不信任它？方法论上的欧洲怀疑主义似乎是存在的。欧洲一体化引起了当代欧洲历史学家界一些人的怀疑，因为该历史的概念基础本身并不能解释欧洲一体化。该法案不仅表达了警告，还呼吁不同历史研究流派和不同学科之间加强将欧盟作为研究对象的对话。一方面，历史研究对当代欧洲提供的一些分析构成了研究和理解欧洲一体化的丰富资源，特别是在历史领域。利用它们可以刺激欧洲研究领域新概念、新表述和新假设的发展，以将欧盟作为一个现实和一个相对较新的学术兴趣对象。另一方面，在欧盟历史这一特定领域对欧盟进行的批判性研究提出问题并为当代欧洲历史的分析范畴提供新的视角。在这方面，历史学、政治地理学、法学和政治学之间富有成效的互动可以丰富当代欧洲历史。关于欧洲一体化的跨学科研究尤其使我们能够去中心化主权、领土和民主的概念，这些概念在当代欧洲历史的广泛解释性叙述中传统上以民族国家为参考。研究共同化将为我们各个学科和作为研究对象的欧洲一体化的概念和方法论重新思考提供所有潜在的解释和分析益处。