European Integration And National Identity

Author : Lene Hansen,Ole Waever
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134599165

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European Integration and National Identity by Lene Hansen,Ole Waever Pdf

The four Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway, have all held referenda on their relationship to the European Union in the 1990's. These referenda catalysed heated debates: should Finland and Sweden give up neutrality? Should Denmark follow the European Union's move towards higher degrees of integration? And, had there been enough change in Norway to reverse the rejection of European Community membership in 1972? These key questions about the future of European integration are addressed in this highly topical book by examining the crucial role played by national identity.

Author : Lene Hansen,Ole Wæver
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415220934

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European Integration and National Identity by Lene Hansen,Ole Wæver Pdf

The text lays out a new framework for studying national debates on European integration. This framework - developed by Ole W?ver - uses discourse analysis and applies it to foreign policy. The empirical chapters on each of the four countries adopt this framework and identify firstly, the key ideas of nation and state; and, secondly, how these ideas influenced the debate over the European Union.

Author : Bettina Westle,Paolo Segatti
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191047114

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European Identity in the Context of National Identity by Bettina Westle,Paolo Segatti Pdf

In the age of grand recession, nationalism seems to have returned to Europe. In every EU country, many citizens are unhappy with the perceived intrusion of 'Europe' in their way-of-life. Any idea of a genuine pan-European identity seems to be in retreat. This book provides an unprecedented insight into the multiple ways through which citizens of 16 countries connect their own national identity to European identity. The book's theoretical claim is that European identity, as well as national identity, should be empirically assessed taking into account its multi-dimensionality. The volume's contributors suggest that European identity was always unlikely to be a source of political integration and political legitimacy in the way national identities have been in the past and are today. Europeans' primary identity is national rather than supranational. Mutual trust between European peoples exists, but is somewhat fragile. Yet, European identity is intertwined with national identities in manifold ways. The 'imagined communities' at the national and European level show strong similarities - criteria for being a European are strongly associated with the criteria used to define who national belonging. These complex links also manifest themselves in citizen's feelings of interdependence between the nations in the European Union - which, the volume suggests, support the EU in the face of severe crises. The IntUne series is edited by Maurizio Cotta (University of Siena) and Pierangelo Isernia (University of Siena). The INTUNE Project - Integrated and United: A Quest for Citizenship in an Ever Closer Europe - is one of the most recent and ambitious research attempts to empirically study how citizenship is changing in Europe. The book series is organized around the two main axes of the project, to report how the issues of identity, representation and standards of good governance are constructed and reconstructed at the elite and citizen levels, and how mass-elite interactions affect the ability of elites to shape identity, representation and the scope of governance. A first set of four books examines how identity, scope of governance and representation have been changing over time respectively at elites, media and public level. The next two books present cross-level analysis of European and national identity on the one hand and problems of national and European representation and scope of governance on the other, in doing so comparing data at both the mass and elite level. A concluding volume summarizes the main results, framing them in a wider theoretical context.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789401201087

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Euroscepticism by Anonim Pdf

The accelerated pace of European integration since the early 1990s has been accompanied by the emergence of increasingly prominent and multiform oppositions to the process. The term Euroscepticism has appeared with growing frequency in a range of political, media, and academic discourses. Yet, the label is applied to a wide range of different, and occasionally contradictory, phenomena. Although originally associated with an English exceptionalism relative to a Continental project of political and economic integration, the term Euroscepticism is now also identified with a more general questioning of European Union institutions and policies which finds diverse expressions across the entire continent. This volume of European Studies brings together an interdisciplinary team of contributors to provide one of the first major, multinational surveys of the growth of these Eurosceptic tendencies. Individual chapters provide detailed examinations of developments in France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Switzerland. Overall, the volume draws a distinctive portrait of contemporary Euroscepticism, situating the phenomenon not only relative to the progress of European integration, but also in relation to broader questions concerned with the evolution of party politics and the reshaping of national identities.

Author : Elena Marushiakova
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527565616

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Dynamics of National Identity and Transnational Identities in the Process of European Integration by Elena Marushiakova Pdf

This collection was inspired by the international conference "Dynamics of National Identity and Transnational Identities in the Process of European Integration", organized by the Balkan Ethnology Department of the Ethnographic Institute and Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and realized as project of the European Commission Jean Monnet Action Program for the support of Study and Research Centers. The book opens a debate on the changing notions of identity in the region of Central and Eastern Europe on the base of analysis of social developments influenced by EU accession and EU integration process. The most important aspect is the analysis of processes of breaking up the borders of national identity and transition towards new forms of transnational identities and emerging of consciosness of All-European unity. The book has a dual focus: on general topics related to the study of national and transnational identities and on the process of European integration. It brings together the work of researchers not only from different parts of Europe (from France to Russia) but from USA and Asia too. This book is a starting point for East-West discussion and brings new knowledge that will be an invaluable contribution to the common European research area.

Author : Hanspeter Kriesi
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1557533539

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Nation and National Identity by Hanspeter Kriesi Pdf

"The nation-state is challenged all over the world today. Regional movements, the reunification of separate territorial parts, the differentiation of formerly homogenous ethnic identities, the sequels of war, and the country-specific historical legacies present many different challenges for national identities and nationhood. The contributions in this volume constitute an attempt to put the many facets of the contemporary European experience into perspective."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Willfried Spohn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351939911

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Entangled Identities by Willfried Spohn Pdf

Providing a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the way national and European identities are intertwined in old and new member states of the European Union, this volume assembles nine country case studies. Each country has experienced different processes of state formation, nation-building and democratization, thus they have each developed different forms of national identity and different patterns of interaction between national and European identities. The case studies illuminate the similarities and differences in how national and European identities have evolved among the nine countries. Rich in empirical data, the volume examines the historical entanglement of national and European collective identities and is therefore well suited for courses on European studies including European integration and enlargement, international relations and sociology.

Author : Mikl¢s S?k”sd,Karol Jakubowicz
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789639776746

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Media, Nationalism and European Identities by Mikl¢s S?k”sd,Karol Jakubowicz Pdf

This volume brings together research contributions on the interface between media, identities and the public sphere in contemporary Europe. It contains information spanning theoretical insights and the elaboration of original case studies. Particularly welcome is the effort to bring together discussion on media industries and cultural identification and the experiences of East and West."-Paul Statham, Professor of Sociology, University of Bristol Mikl=s Snk÷sd is Associate Professor at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong. Karol Jakubowicz is Senior Adviser to the Chairman of the National Broadcasting Council of Poland.

Author : Roland Vogt,Wayne Cristaudo,Andreas Leutzsch
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781412852234

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European National Identities by Roland Vogt,Wayne Cristaudo,Andreas Leutzsch Pdf

Making sense of the perplexing diversity of Europe is a challenging task. How compatible are national identities in Europe? What makes Europe European? What do Europeans have in common? European National Identities explores the diversity of European states, nations, and peoples. In doing so, the editors focus on the origins and elements of different national identities in Europe and different themes of national self-understanding. Each chapter contributes a unique view of national identities gravitating around myth, historical experiences and traumas, values, ethnic and linguistic differences, and religious fault lines. This work grounds European national identities within cultural, historical, and political dynamics, which makes the work approachable for many readers, including historians, sociologists, and political scientists. In addition, the editors illustrate that national identities continue to be a source of contention and a challenge to political developments, the demands of immigrants and minorities, and the dynamics of European integration. This book draws particular attention to identity shifts and conflicts within individual European countries.

Author : Richard K. Herrmann,Thomas Risse,Marilynn B. Brewer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,5 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 : Roland Vogt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351296465

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European National Identities by Roland Vogt Pdf

Making sense of the perplexing diversity of Europe is a challenging task. How compatible are national identities in Europe? What makes Europe European? What do Europeans have in common? European National Identities explores the diversity of European states, nations, and peoples. In doing so, the editors focus on the origins and elements of different national identities in Europe and different themes of national self-understanding. Each chapter contributes a unique view of national identities gravitating around myth, historical experiences and traumas, values, ethnic and linguistic differences, and religious fault lines. This work grounds European national identities within cultural, historical, and political dynamics, which makes the work approachable for many readers, including historians, sociologists, and political scientists. In addition, the editors illustrate that national identities continue to be a source of contention and a challenge to political developments, the demands of immigrants and minorities, and the dynamics of European integration. This book draws particular attention to identity shifts and conflicts within individual European countries.

Author : W. Spohn,M. Koenig,W. Knöbl
Publisher : Springer
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230390775

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Religion and National Identities in an Enlarged Europe by W. Spohn,M. Koenig,W. Knöbl Pdf

This volume analyzes changing relationships between religion and national identity in the course of European integration. Examining elite discourse, media debates and public opinions across Europe over a decade, it explores how accelerated European integration and Eastern enlargement have affected religious markers of collective identity.

Author : Elke Cloots
Publisher : Oxford Studies in European Law
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198733768

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National Identity in EU Law by Elke Cloots Pdf

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Leuven, 2013.

Author : Richard McMahon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136163647

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Post-identity? by Richard McMahon Pdf

Collective identity, the emotionally powerful sense of belonging to a group, is a crucial source of popular legitimacy for nations. However efforts since the 1990s to politically support European integration by using identity mechanisms borrowed from nationalism have had very limited success. European integration may require new, post-national approaches to the relationship between culture and politics. This controversial and timely volume poses the logical question: if identity doesn't effectively connect culture with European integration politics, what does? The book brings together leading scholars from several of the disciplines that have developed concepts of culture and methods of cultural research. These expert interdisciplinary contributors apply a startling diversity of approaches to culture, linking it to facets of integration as varied as external policy, the democratic deficit, economic dynamism and the geography of integration. This book examines commonalities and connections within the European space, as well as representations of these in identity discourses. It will be useful for students and scholars of sociology, geography, anthropology, social psychology, political science and the history of European integration.

Author : David D. Laitin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Europe
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073452968

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Culture and National Identity by David D. Laitin Pdf