Ebook: Cultural diversity, European identity and the legitimacy of the EU
Author: Dieter Fuchs, Hans-Dieter Klingemann
- Series: Studies in EU reform and enlargement
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Edward Elgar
- City: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA
- Language: English
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The expert contributors show that the development of a European identity and a common European culture is a prerequisite for European integration; that European identity and a common political culture will not develop rapidly but emerge slowly, and that the beginnings of a European identity and a common European culture are currently emerging. The roles of civil society organizations and political parties are examined within this context, and an explanatory model with subjective predictors of the attitudes towards the EU is tested. The empirical analysis is underpinned by a theoretical framework incorporating operational definitions and conceptual discussion of legitimacy and identity.
This intriguing and thought-provoking book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and students focusing on political science and international relations