EAN: 9783319677071

EXPLAINING EUROPEAN IDENTITY FORMATION - STEPHA...

What makes people identify with Europe? To answer this question  this book analyzes the
development and determinants of a common European identity among EU citizens from the
Maastricht Treaty in 1992 to the recent financial and economic crisis. The author examines
citizens' identification with Europe for all EU member states  and systematically explores the
theoretical and empirical implications of two turning points in the recent history of EU
integration  namely the EU's enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe in 2004 2007 and the
financial and economic crisis that started in 2008. The book integrates theoretical approaches
to European identity in sociology  social-psychology and EU public opinion research in a
comprehensive model for explaining individual identification with Europe. The empirical
analysis employs a multilevel framework to systematically assess the influence of individual
characteristics and the political  economic  and social context on citizens' feelings of
identity. The long analysis period spanning from 1992 to the present allows inferences to be
drawn about the long-term developments in the sources of European identification as well as the
immediate impact of EU enlargement and the crisis on the determinants of European
identification.

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