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Więzi etniczne i narodowe a perspektywy europejskiej wspólnoty obywatelskiej
Ethnic and national bonds versus perspectives of European civic community

Author(s): Adam Rosół
Subject(s): Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: ethnic bond; national bond; nation state; freedom; sovereignty; civic community
Summary/Abstract: In this article was stated a problem of sovereignty in the context of appealed europeanpolitical structure, which is sometimes named as United States of Europe. Appliedto the category of ethnic and national bonds constituting identity and sovereignty ofethnic and national communities. From analysing the role of national bonds in europeancountries, the conclusion is drawn, that political structure encompassing many countriesof Europe can not give sovereignty for european national cultures, which are dominatingin present national states. Because national cultures are seeing their sovereignty as animportant value, limiting it through the influence of political structure will give rise toconflicts. Therefore it is needed to formulate such political solutions, which would not becontradictory to sovereignty of national cultures and at the same time would empowerEurope in globalized world.