European Identity in Crisis – Existing Research and Its Further Development Cover Image

Tożsamość europejska w kryzysie – stan badań i perspektywy dalszego rozwoju
European Identity in Crisis – Existing Research and Its Further Development

Author(s): Anna M. Ostrowska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Identification; Identity; Europe; Structuralism; Culturalism; Transnationalism; Political Socialization; Cross-Border Practices

Summary/Abstract: European Union in majority of its dimensions is in crisis today. Since2008 the problems amass, be it in economy, finance or politics and policies. These seem to be of utmost concern for the majority of Europeanpolicy makers. What is being overlooked, however, is that the European social space suffers of a certain unrest that has been not witnessed before in all the history of European integration. People of Europe less and less identify themselves with European project. Long lasting efforts to builda certain common European identity among it’s peoples seem to bringabout unforeseen results in their comeback to national or local identities. In this article I assess what was scientifi cally done on the matter of European identification and what has to be done to advance it’s development.

  • Issue Year: 20/2016
  • Issue No: 4 (80)
  • Page Range: 117-140
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish