European identity and its changing others
Iver B Neumann
Bok · 2006
| Utgitt | Oslo : Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt , 2006
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| Omfang | 14 p.
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| Opplysninger | Based on a speech to the EU Summit Fringe Conference " Constructing New Identities in Transforming Europe: Enlargement and Integration: Are they Compatible? " University of Helsinki, 5 October. ABSTRACT: Taking its clue from Finnish experiences with identity politics, this lecture introduces the concept of collective identity. Collective identity is about forging an acting ‘we’. It constitutes the polis, and is therefore basic to any politics. Constituting the polis is a relational act: the group in question constitutes itselfby drawing up and maintaining boundaries towards other groups. Drawing on these insights, the bulk of the lecture discusses European identity in term of Europe’s relations to some of its constituting others. Pointing to the importance of not sealing itself off from its Muslim citizens and neighbours, the lecture ends with a plea for Turkish EU membership. COPYRIGHT: This document is published under the CC-BY-NC-SA licence. More information: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/
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| ISBN | 82-7002-143-1
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