RESEARCH FOR CULT COMMITTEE - European Identity
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12-04-2017
This study seeks to examine the concept, challenges and prospects of ‘collective identity’ in a European context. The text acknowledges the complex nature of collective identities in general and a common ‘European identity’ in particular. On that basis, the study critically assesses the potential of cultural and political approaches to foster allegiances with a supranational body politic such as the European Union. Particular attention is paid to the role of history and historical remembrance, as well as that of bottom-up initiatives aimed at active civic engagement, in strengthening a European sense of belonging.
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- collective memory
- cultural policy
- culture and religion
- EU situation
- European citizenship
- European construction
- European integration
- EUROPEAN UNION
- humanities
- national identity
- nationalism
- political culture
- political framework
- political sociology
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- SCIENCE
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS