Citizenship and Collective Identity in Europe

Citizenship and Collective Identity in Europe
Author: Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2009-12-04
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1135211779

This book is the first monograph to systematically explore the relationship between citizenship and collective identity in the European Union, integrating two fields of research – citizenship and collective identity. Karolewski argues that various types of citizenship correlate with differing collective identities and demonstrates the link between citizenship and collective identity. He constructs three generic models of citizenship including the republican, the liberal and the caesarean citizenship to which he ascribes types of collective identity. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the book integrates concepts, theories and empirical findings from sociology (in the field of citizenship research), social psychology (in the field of collective identity), legal studies (in the chapter on the European Charter of Fundamental Rights), security studies (in the chapter on the politics of insecurity) and philosophy (in the chapter on pathologies of deliberation) to examine the current trends of European citizenship and European identity politics. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, political theory, political philosophy, sociology and social psychology.

Citizenship and Collective Identity in Europe

Citizenship and Collective Identity in Europe
Author: Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 703
Release: 2009-12-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135211760

This book is the first monograph to systematically explore the relationship between citizenship and collective identity in the European Union, integrating two fields of research – citizenship and collective identity. Karolewski argues that various types of citizenship correlate with differing collective identities and demonstrates the link between citizenship and collective identity. He constructs three generic models of citizenship including the republican, the liberal and the caesarean citizenship to which he ascribes types of collective identity. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the book integrates concepts, theories and empirical findings from sociology (in the field of citizenship research), social psychology (in the field of collective identity), legal studies (in the chapter on the European Charter of Fundamental Rights), security studies (in the chapter on the politics of insecurity) and philosophy (in the chapter on pathologies of deliberation) to examine the current trends of European citizenship and European identity politics. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, political theory, political philosophy, sociology and social psychology.

European Identity Revisited

European Identity Revisited
Author: Viktoria Kaina
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2015-12-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317502396

It has been argued that the emergence of a European collective identity would help overcome growing disparity caused by the increasing diversity of today’s European Union, with 28 member states and more than 500 million people. Research on European integration is facing the pressing question of what holds ‘Europe’ together in times of crisis, growing distributional conflict and instability in its neighbourhood. This book departs from the ideas of group cohesion in the EU, and reflects on the newest dynamics and practices of European identity. Whilst applying innovative qualitative, quantitative and experimental research methods and an interdisciplinary approach, this volume looks at a variety of issues such as European citizenship, mobility of European citizens, space-based identities, dual identities, student identity and value-sharing. In doing so, this volume presents new perspectives on this complex and dynamic subject and points to potential solutions both in the academic discourse and the political practice of the EU. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of European integration, European studies, international relations, citizenship studies, political sociology as well as more broadly in the social sciences.

Collective Identities and Post-War Violence in Europe, 1944–48

Collective Identities and Post-War Violence in Europe, 1944–48
Author: Ota Konrád
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2021-11-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 3030783863

This book analyses the process of ‘reshaping’ liberated societies in post-1945 Europe. Post-war societies tried to solve three main questions immediately after the dark times of occupation: Who could be considered a patriot and a valuable member of the respective national community? How could relations between men and women be (re-)established? How could the respective society strengthen national cohesion? Violence in rather different forms appeared to be a powerful tool for such a complex reshaping of societies. The chapters are based on present primary research about specific cases and consider the different political, mental, and cultural developments in various nation-states between 1944 and 1948. Examples from Italy, France, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary demonstrate a new comparative and fascinating picture of post-war Europe. This perspective overcomes the notorious East-West dividing line, without covering the manifold differences between individual European countries.

European Citizenship

European Citizenship
Author: Klaus Eder
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780199241200

This book is intended for scholars and students of sociology, social theory, citizenship and collective identity, and European Union politics

European Identity

European Identity
Author: Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9783825892883

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.

Constructing Europe's Identity

Constructing Europe's Identity
Author: Lars-Erik Cederman
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2001
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781555878726

The authors assess not only the benefits, but also the costs of attempts to assert a European identity. Referring to debates about the respective merits of deepening and widening, they address the equally important associated tradeoffs between exclusion and dilution: they point to the risks on the one hand of a Europe that excludes foreign goods, immigrants and entire countries, and on the other of an unfocused definition of Europe that may dilute the very values that a "European identity" is intended to protect.

The Single Currency and European Citizenship

The Single Currency and European Citizenship
Author: Giovanni Moro
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1623560950

Established in 2002, the Euro is now the currency of 17 countries used by over 335 million people daily. Although the single currency is much discussed in terms of macroeconomics and global finances, policymakers rarely address its impact on European citizenship in social, cultural, political, and everyday life economics terms. This hidden side of the single currency is the focus of the essays, which use various approaches, from economic history and political sociology to citizenship and legitimacy, to reveal the connections between the Euro and European citizenship. This timely contribution by renowned experts provides a greater understanding of the Euro at a time when it is not clear whether it should be celebrated or commemorated, and looks into aspects of the single currency that are the base of the social trust that supports it and that is at stake in the present crisis. It will be an essential tool to anyone studying the political, social, and economic development of the E.U.

European Identity

European Identity
Author: Jeffrey T. Checkel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2009-02-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0521883016

An ambitious volume which asks why hopes are fading for a single European identity, despite decades of European integration.

The Postnational Self

The Postnational Self
Author: Ulf Hedetoft
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2002
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780816639373

What happens to a sense of belonging when national and regional governments, religious organizations, community groups, political parties, and corporations become unstable and incoherent, as they have in these nationalist and postnationalist times? From a richly interdisciplinary perspective, the authors examine notions of citizenship and cultural hybridization, migration and other forms of mobility, displacements and ethnic cleansing, and the nature of national belonging in a world turning ever more fluid, aided by transnational flows of capital, information, people, and ideas.