The ability of a European Constitution to forge a European identity

The European Union Dilemma of the Kurds: High Support for Membership despite Lack of Sufficient Trust

“…The utilitarian-economic expectations that Ronald Inglehart -a leading name often referred to in issues concerning orientation toward the EU-calls "materialist values, " which are exemplified in efforts to seek financial prosperity and physical safety, 5 can be found in Niedermayer and Westle's 6 frequently cited orientation typology, and many other studies as well. 7 As we noted earlier, the first objective of the European integration movement was to offer citizens of member states certain gains in the economic domain so that they felt closer to the movement, 8 and ultimately arrived at common identity characteristics resulting from the cooperation based on these gains. 9 In fact, some have even examined orientation toward the EU directly in terms of economic expectations, based on the idea that European integration focuses on economics first and foremost, and unlike nation states, lacks a strong foundation in terms of an abstract-idealist orientation.…”