Better than Europe - Eurosceptical self-descriptions in Norway and Switzerland
In Norway and Switzerland the majority of the people rejected EU-integration in several referenda. The emotionality and the enormous mobilization that took place in the debates on integration cannot be sufficiently explained by economic and political reasons. Instead, the main resource aiding this e...
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2007-01-01
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| description | In Norway and Switzerland the majority of the people rejected EU-integration in several referenda. The emotionality and the enormous mobilization that took place in the debates on integration cannot be sufficiently explained by economic and political reasons. Instead, the main resource aiding this eurosceptic mobilisation for lies more inreactivating deeply rooted descriptions of the national self and those of the ‘others’. Carving out these collective images, this paper compares how the major eurosceptical actors of Switzerland and Norway describe their actions as meaningful in their iconography and narrations. Eurosceptics perceive themselves mainly as defenders of the national community and its nation-state, which are regarded as warm, natural, close, just, efficient, peaceful and democratic, while an integrated Europe is perceived as a distant, cold and bureaucratic super-state EU. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a26917a7637046c6a9b24b539c13f21a2022-12-22T00:57:40ZdeuHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinNORDEUROPAforum - Zeitschrift für Kulturstudien0940-55851863-639X2007-01-011725769Better than Europe - Eurosceptical self-descriptions in Norway and SwitzerlandJochen HilleIn Norway and Switzerland the majority of the people rejected EU-integration in several referenda. The emotionality and the enormous mobilization that took place in the debates on integration cannot be sufficiently explained by economic and political reasons. Instead, the main resource aiding this eurosceptic mobilisation for lies more inreactivating deeply rooted descriptions of the national self and those of the ‘others’. Carving out these collective images, this paper compares how the major eurosceptical actors of Switzerland and Norway describe their actions as meaningful in their iconography and narrations. Eurosceptics perceive themselves mainly as defenders of the national community and its nation-state, which are regarded as warm, natural, close, just, efficient, peaceful and democratic, while an integrated Europe is perceived as a distant, cold and bureaucratic super-state EU.http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/nordeuropaforum/2007-2/hille-jochen-57/PDF/hille.pdfEuropeIdentitiesSwitzerlandNations & NationalismPolitical Parties & Political MovementsNorway |
| spellingShingle | Jochen Hille Better than Europe - Eurosceptical self-descriptions in Norway and Switzerland NORDEUROPAforum - Zeitschrift für Kulturstudien Europe Identities Switzerland Nations & Nationalism Political Parties & Political Movements Norway |
| title | Better than Europe - Eurosceptical self-descriptions in Norway and Switzerland |
| title_full | Better than Europe - Eurosceptical self-descriptions in Norway and Switzerland |
| title_fullStr | Better than Europe - Eurosceptical self-descriptions in Norway and Switzerland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Better than Europe - Eurosceptical self-descriptions in Norway and Switzerland |
| title_short | Better than Europe - Eurosceptical self-descriptions in Norway and Switzerland |
| title_sort | better than europe eurosceptical self descriptions in norway and switzerland |
| topic | Europe Identities Switzerland Nations & Nationalism Political Parties & Political Movements Norway |
| url | http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/nordeuropaforum/2007-2/hille-jochen-57/PDF/hille.pdf |
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