Changing European Identities

Author : Glynis Marie Breakwell,Evanthia Lyons
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0750630086

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Changing European Identities by Glynis Marie Breakwell,Evanthia Lyons Pdf

The political structure of Europe has changed and continues to do so. The changing allegiances of the popluations of Europe pose problems and challenges for social psychological theory. Changing European Identities explores these issues using social identity theory and alternative models such as alienation theory and representational identity theory. It provides a highly topical and relevant context for exploring the validity and limits of current theories. Providing a valuable new perspective on people's reactions to change in Europe, it will be useful for advanced scholars in psychology and other social and political sciences.

Author : Richard K. Herrmann,Thomas Risse,Marilynn B. Brewer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0742530078

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Transnational Identities by Richard K. Herrmann,Thomas Risse,Marilynn B. Brewer Pdf

This original work explores the increasingly important phenomenon of the formation of transnational identity. Considering the ongoing relevance of the European Union, the contributors ask a series of intriguing questions: Is a European identity possible? How are the various types of European identity formed and maintained? How are these identities linked to the process of European integration? Examining the psychological, institutional, and political mechanisms that encourage or impede identification with transnational groups, the book considers these theoretical questions in light of new evidence drawn from a rich body of primary research, including field experiments, in-depth interviews with elites, and public opinion surveys. Brought together for the first time, social psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, and ethnographers share their theoretical and methodological perspectives in tackling the common issues surrounding the emergence of "European" as a political identity. Paying special attention to the role of the institutions of the EU, the authors investigate the impact of neo-functionalist strategies and find that the processes of identity formation are far more complicated than can be explained by material and institutional factors alone. The authors engage in a fruitful dialogue about how much a European identity exists and how much it matters as they delve into the sources of disagreement and their implications.

Author : Glynis M. Breakwell,Evanthia Lyons
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0080424120

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Changing European Identities by Glynis M. Breakwell,Evanthia Lyons Pdf

Author : Richard Robyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134275984

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The Changing Face of European Identity by Richard Robyn Pdf

Drawing upon systematic research using Q Methodology in seven countries, this volume presents results of the most extensive effort yet at cross-cultural, subjective assessment of national and supranational identity.

Author : Michał Krzyżanowski
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Ethnicity
ISBN : 3631610467

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The Discursive Construction of European Identities by Michał Krzyżanowski Pdf

This book looks at the discursive construction of European identities in a variety of institutional and non-institutional contexts and through a variety of social and political actors. Its multilevel and interdisciplinary approach - rooted in the Discourse-Historical tradition of Critical Discourse Analysis - allows for a comparison of identity constructions at different levels of Europe's social and political organisation and in different modes of communication. The book analyses discourses as diverse as those of the EU politicians, of Europe's national media as well as of migrants living in Europe. It offers a set of integrated models and analytical procedures which bring to the fore the inherent dynamism and complexity of both 'bottom-up' and 'top-down' European identity constructions.

Author : David Dunkerley,Lesley Hodgson,Stanislaw Konopacki,Tony Spybey,Andrew Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134497959

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Changing Europe by David Dunkerley,Lesley Hodgson,Stanislaw Konopacki,Tony Spybey,Andrew Thompson Pdf

Europe has changed significantly and is now facing even more dramatic transformations with the enlargement of the European Union, the introduction of the euro and its increased role as a global actor in world affairs. This clear and accessible textbook provides an introduction to the key issues now shaping the new Europe and its citizens. The book features: * a history of the idea of 'Europe' and the development of the European nation state * analysis of European identity and the challenges posed by citizenship, migration, human rights, regionalism and nationalism * examination of the enlargement process and the impact of globalisation * key learning points, text boxes and guides for further reading to help students

Author : Charlotte Galpin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319516110

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The Euro Crisis and European Identities by Charlotte Galpin Pdf

This book builds upon our knowledge of the far-reaching economic, political and social effects of the Euro crisis on the European Union by providing a unique study of European identities. In particular, it considers the impact on the construction of European identities in political and media discourse in Germany, Ireland and Poland—three countries with profoundly different experiences of the crisis and never before compared in a single study. Offering an original insight into the dynamics of identity change at moments of upheaval, the author argues that political and media actors in the early stages of the crisis drew on long-standing identities in order to make sense of the crisis in the public sphere. European identity discourses are thus resilient to change but become central to legitimising and contesting bailouts and further economic integration. As such, the author challenges the commonly held view that identities change dramatically at times of crisis but argues that this very resilience helps to understand the EU’s current divisions. The study of identity during the Euro crisis sheds important light on the prospects for European solidarity as well as on the future of the single currency as an identity-building project. The book will be of particular interest to students and scholars in the fields of EU politics, comparative European politics, and identity politics.

Author : Aikaterini I. Klonari,Tatjana Resnik Planinc
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783643904362

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European Identity at the Crossroads by Aikaterini I. Klonari,Tatjana Resnik Planinc Pdf

This study deals with the development, existence, and dilemmas concerning European identity among youth in Europe. It compiles the results of a research conducted within the Comenius project "Perception, Attitude, Movement - Identity Needs Action (PAM-INA)." The eight participating institutions in the PAM-INA project were from Germany, Slovenia, France, Greece, Poland, Northern Ireland (UK), Cyprus, and Sweden. The authors from the respective countries discuss the results and present their views on the issue of European identity and citizenship. (Series: Learning Europe. Perspectives for Teaching European Cultural Studies / Europa lernen. Perspektiven fur eine Didaktik europaischer Kulturstudien - Vol. 3)

Author : Stephanie Bergbauer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319677088

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Explaining European Identity Formation by Stephanie Bergbauer Pdf

What makes people identify with Europe? To answer this question, this book analyzes the development and determinants of a common European identity among EU citizens from the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 to the recent financial and economic crisis. The author examines citizens’ identification with Europe for all EU member states, and systematically explores the theoretical and empirical implications of two turning points in the recent history of EU integration, namely the EU’s enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe in 2004/2007 and the financial and economic crisis that started in 2008. The book integrates theoretical approaches to European identity in sociology, social-psychology and EU public opinion research in a comprehensive model for explaining individual identification with Europe. The empirical analysis employs a multilevel framework to systematically assess the influence of individual characteristics and the political, economic, and social context on citizens’ feelings of identity. The long analysis period spanning from 1992 to the present allows inferences to be drawn about the long-term developments in the sources of European identification as well as the immediate impact of EU enlargement and the crisis on the determinants of European identification.

Author : Miklós Sükösd,Karol Jakubowicz
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9786155053542

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Media, Nationalism and European Identities by Miklós Sükösd,Karol Jakubowicz Pdf

Explores patterns of interaction between the mass media and identity formation in the context of Europeanization. On the one hand, the major contribution of the volume is a comprehensive framework that considers media impacts on four levels of identity: European, regional, national, and ethnic minority identities. On the other hand, authors offer cutting edge analysis of the structural transformation of European media institutions, and policies that shape the future of European media.

Author : Markus Thiel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317139607

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European Identity and Culture by Markus Thiel Pdf

As the EU continues its integration process, the concepts of culture and transnational European belonging remain ambivalent, whether in the realm of socio-historical representation or mass politics. Engaging with recent scholarly debates surrounding the formation of collective transnational identities, this collection draws on the latest empirical case studies to explore the meaning and composition of European identity, the mechanisms that create and shape it and the question of whom it includes. Each author pays close attention to the cultural aspects of identity formation, whether manifested in official, institutional articulations, such as symbols, coinage, ceremonies and discursive manifestations, or in the cultures of the everyday, such as through new forms of communication networks, consumption or leisure. Exploring attempts by various actors - institutions, groups, individuals - to create transnational European identities, European Identity and Culture scrutinizes the cultural formations that have either reignited or emerged in often contradictory relations to the EU project, including local, regional and transnational allegiances. A rich, interdisciplinary investigation of the role of culture in the formation of European identity, whether as a central building block to unity or as a formidable obstacle to a common sense of purpose, this book will be of interest to scholars across the social sciences and humanities working on questions of political culture, European integration, citizenship and (trans-) national identity.

Author : Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski,Viktoria Kaina
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 3825892883

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European Identity by Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski,Viktoria Kaina Pdf

Despite its unequalled history of success, the European Union is still far from its citizens. In the aftermath of the failed referenda on the European constitutional treaty in France and the Netherlands in the early summer of 2005, the EU is facing a severe crisis of trust. Hence, the questions arise: how much pressure can the community tolerate in order to persist and what does hold it together in times of scarcity, conflict, danger, and threat? The contributions of this volume do not only provide a variety of conceptualizations of European identity in the broad field of social sciences such as sociology, political theory and international relations, but first and foremost intend to enrich the present research by offering new theoretical perspectives and recent empirical findings.

Author : Salome Minesashvili
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030967178

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European Identities During Wars and Revolutions by Salome Minesashvili Pdf

This book provides an up-to-date discussion of the effect of crises on European identities in the post-Soviet states. In doing so, the book presents an original study on dynamics of European identities during four crises in Georgia and Ukraine. More specifically, it considers the comparative impact of two colour revolutions and wars involving Russia on European identity constructions in Georgian and Ukrainian public identity discourses, studied through national mass media. It compares outcomes of change and continuity during such “big bang” events in identity discourses and establishes scope conditions that allow or inhibit change. The major finding of the study is that the selected events can indeed instigate sudden shifts in European identity discourses but only when the elite power structure also changes in such hybrid regimes, as Ukraine and Georgia. These changes include shifts in elite groups and in the relative power they hold in the overall power structure.

Author : Alistair Ross
Publisher : Springer
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319908755

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Finding Political Identities by Alistair Ross Pdf

This book examines how young people in Europe construct their political identities. Based on small discussion groups with 2000 young people across 29 European states, Alistair Ross explores how 13 to 20 year olds build identities in contemporary society, creating contingent narratives of local, national and European identities with families, friends and social media. As well as exploring what these kaleidoscopic identities look like and the sources they draw on, it also examines how these accounts are assembled and integrated with each other. The study uses deliberative discussions to allow young people to develop their own constructs and terms in conversation with each other. This analysis presents a complex polyphonic of political beliefs and values of rights, which young Europeans attach to political structures and institutions that often transcend traditional boundaries of state and nation. Finding Political Identities will be of interest to postgraduate students and academics across Education, Sociology, Politics and European Studies, especially those with a focus on Social Constructionism, Citizenship, Identity Studies, Social Policy, and Youth Studies.

Author : MariaCaterina La Barbera
Publisher : Springer
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319101279

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Identity and Migration in Europe: Multidisciplinary Perspectives by MariaCaterina La Barbera Pdf

This book addresses the impact of migration on the formation and transformation of identity and its continuous negotiations. Its ground is the understanding of identity as a complex social phenomenon resulting from constant negotiations between personal conditions, social relationships, and institutional frameworks. Migrations, understood as dynamic processes that do not end when landing in the host country, offer the best conditions to analyze the construction and transformation of social identities in the postcolonial and globalized societies. Searching for novel epistemologies and methodologies, the research questions here addressed are how identity is negotiated in migration processes, and how these negotiations work in contemporary multiethnic Europe. This edited volume brings to the field a novel convergence of theoretical and empirical approaches by gathering together scholars from different countries of Europe and the Mediterranean area, from different disciplines and backgrounds, challenging the traditional discipline division.