ISBN:
9780742530072
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (313 p)
Series Statement:
Governance in Europe Series
Parallel Title:
Print version Transnational Identities : Becoming European in the EU
DDC:
306.2/094
Keywords:
European Union countries -- Politics and government
;
European Union
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Group identity -- Political aspects -- Europe
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Nationalism -- Europe
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Regionalism -- Europe
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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? Combining a rich array of theoretical and methodological perspectives, distinguished scholars examine both the theoretical understanding of why and how transnational identities form and new empirical evi
Description / Table of Contents:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Identities and Institutions: Becoming European in the EU Richard Herrmann and Marilynn B. Brewer; Part I The Social Psychology of Identity Change; 2 Identity Change in the Context of the Growing Influence of European Union Institutions Glynis M. Breakwell; 3 European Identity: A Social-Psychological Perspective Emanuele Castano; 4 National Differences and European Plurality: Discrimination or Tolerance between European Countries Amélie Mummendey and Sven Waldzus; Part II Identity within the EU Institutions at the Elite Level
Description / Table of Contents:
5 The European Union and Its Institutions as ""Identity Builders"" Brigid Laffan6 National and Transnational Identities: European and Other Identities Constructed in Interviews with EU Officials Ruth Wodak; 7 EU Correspondents in Brussels: Between Europeand the Nation-State Eugenia Siapera; Part III European Identity among Non-elites; 8 More than Nationals: How Identity Choice Matters in the New Europe Jack Citrin and John Sides; 9 Civic and Cultural Components of a European Identity: A Pilot Model of Measurement of Citizens' Levels of European Identity Michael Bruter
Description / Table of Contents:
10 Europe Viewed from Below: Agents, Victims, and the Threatof the Other Ulrike Hanna MeinhofPart IV Comparisons and Lessons; 11 European Institutions and Identity Change: What Have We Learned? Thomas Risse; References; Index; About the Contributors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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