EU Identity in a Westphalian and Multicultural Context
The development of an EU identity should be supported by a legal framework to be able to justify its legitimation. Following the work of Ian Manners on normative power, this paper discusses the links between key aspects of EU values such as solidarity and human rights in a context where supporters...
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The development of an EU identity should be supported by a legal framework to be able to justify its legitimation. Following the work of Ian Manners on normative power, this paper discusses the links between key aspects of EU values such as solidarity and human rights in a context where supporters of nation-states and Westphalian views of states have recently dominated European politics. This has had a a direct impact (or lack of) on the promotion of multiculturalism. This paper takes Greece as an example of how the EU’s approach towards this country could have been a display of solidarity and promotion of human rights but it missed the opportunity. One of the reasons for favouring a more utilitarian approach could be linked to the lack of sense and belonging to the EU society as a consequence of the barriers created by strong feelings of nationalism attached to European states and nations together with a lack of promotion of multiculturalism. It is argued that a more multicultural society could benefit from the creation of an EU identity and consequently, the creation of an EU society, EU policies, and potentially, the avoidance of future European crisis such as the one created with Brexit.
Received: 02 July 2018
Accepted: 16 July 2018
Published online: 27 February 2019
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e4fa431831e43a8bf93a2dd0e5060b72022-12-22T01:54:00ZengUniversidad de DeustoCuadernos Europeos de Deusto1130-83542445-35872019-02-010210.18543/ced-02-2019pp269-2851405EU Identity in a Westphalian and Multicultural ContextArantza Gómez Arana0Birmingham City University The development of an EU identity should be supported by a legal framework to be able to justify its legitimation. Following the work of Ian Manners on normative power, this paper discusses the links between key aspects of EU values such as solidarity and human rights in a context where supporters of nation-states and Westphalian views of states have recently dominated European politics. This has had a a direct impact (or lack of) on the promotion of multiculturalism. This paper takes Greece as an example of how the EU’s approach towards this country could have been a display of solidarity and promotion of human rights but it missed the opportunity. One of the reasons for favouring a more utilitarian approach could be linked to the lack of sense and belonging to the EU society as a consequence of the barriers created by strong feelings of nationalism attached to European states and nations together with a lack of promotion of multiculturalism. It is argued that a more multicultural society could benefit from the creation of an EU identity and consequently, the creation of an EU society, EU policies, and potentially, the avoidance of future European crisis such as the one created with Brexit. Received: 02 July 2018 Accepted: 16 July 2018 Published online: 27 February 2019 https://ced.revistas.deusto.es/article/view/1559EU identitymulticulturalismsolidarityhuman rightsGreece |
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| title | EU Identity in a Westphalian and Multicultural Context |
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| title_short | EU Identity in a Westphalian and Multicultural Context |
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| topic | EU identity multiculturalism solidarity human rights Greece |
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