European Union Citizenship: the IGC and Beyond

Shaw, Jo

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“…Research on European identity content is quite limited. Theoretically, a distinction can be made between a cultural European identity that derives from a common historical heritage and similar cultural traditions across countries (Eder, 2004), and a civic identity which refers to European political institutions, citizenship, and legal aspects (Shaw, 1997). Further dimensions include an economic identity (sharing a common market and currency), and a geographic community (Lichtenstein, 2014).…”

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Who is We: Capturing (European) Identity Content by Integrating Qualitative Methods in Survey-Based Approaches

Jugert,

Mayer,

Eckstein

et al. 2024

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European identity can mean different things to different people. Yet, past quantitative research has largely focused on the extent to which individuals identify with Europe, and only in a limited way on the meaning and content of that identity. This is problematic because depending on the content of European identity, it may be associated with varying positions towards issues like immigration or Euroscepticism. In this overview, we present two different methods how to assess identity content that can be implemented in survey research. These represent open-ended questions on what it means to be European and Q methodology, asking participants to sort different aspects of Europe according to whether they strengthen or weaken attachment. Different analytical methods exist to group participants’ answers, leading to different results. Drawing on four studies that have used these methods, participants displayed a variety of understandings of Europe and Europeanness, which tap into ethnic heritage, culture, civic institutions, and individual practices among others. These findings highlight the importance to assess identity content next to identity processes (e.g., identification).

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Section: Contents Of European Identity and Limitations Of Existing Ap...mentioning

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Who is We: Capturing (European) Identity Content by Integrating Qualitative Methods in Survey-Based Approaches

Jugert,

Mayer,

Eckstein

et al. 2024

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“…The civic form describes the relationship between people and the EU in the same manner as on the national level, focusing primarily on the political institutions, citizenship, and the legal implications of it (Shaw 1997). When thinking about the EU's original idea as an economic community, a potential socioeconomic form of identity might be especially important for the European level.…”

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Forms of National and European Identity: A Research Note Reviewing Literature of Cross-National Studies

König

2023

Nationalities Papers

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In the past decades, numerous publications have been addressing questions of national and European Identity on the micro level. Only few shed light on the contents that constitute these identities in the minds of Europeans. As different meanings of national and European identity are connected to different consequences such as hostile attitudes toward immigrants or Euroskepticism, reviewing attempts to measure these contents in existing cross-national surveys seems to be promising. This research note summarizes relevant literature on whether and which different forms of national and European identity have been found empirically, which specific contents constitute them, and which determinants and consequences of them are relevant. By comparing articles relying on cross-national survey data since 1995, it will be shown that the field of forms of national and European identity involves different operationalizations and numerous methodological concerns. This leads to considerations for further research in the field.

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Unionsbürgerschaft

Kadelbach¹

2003

Springer-Lehrbuch

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European Union Citizenship: the IGC and Beyond

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Who is We: Capturing (European) Identity Content by Integrating Qualitative Methods in Survey-Based Approaches

Who is We: Capturing (European) Identity Content by Integrating Qualitative Methods in Survey-Based Approaches

Forms of National and European Identity: A Research Note Reviewing Literature of Cross-National Studies

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