UNELE CONSIDERAŢII PRIVIND IDENTITATEA EUROPEANĂ
SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON EUROPEAN IDENTITY

Summary/Abstract: Starting from the simple idea of coherence in terms of values and benchmarks, absolutely necessary for the functioning of a political community, European identity is found now in a position to seek relevant justification for 27 nations, some better, more beautiful, more important, historic ... than others. The notion of a European identity can mean several things. As the previous remarks suggest, we can speak of European identity on the level of personal identities. In this case, it is a matter of individuals identifying with European culture or politics. People increasingly describe themselves as European. However sociologically interesting this may be, the proliferation of Europeanised personal identities does not produce a European collective identity as such. To be sure, consciousness of being European characterises the identities of many individuals, and the growing Europeanisation of social relations has increased the extent of personal European identities. But this does not necessarily amount to the existence of a European collective identity (although it could result simply in more cosmopolitan identities among Europeans).

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