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Grand theories of European integration revisited

Does identity politics shape the course of European integration

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ID7880353
AuthorsTheresa Kuhn (0000-0001-8784-1731, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume26
Issue8
Pages1213-1230
Publication date2019-08-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13501763.2019.1622588
OpenAlexW2947398132
LanguageEN
Citations received53
References cited54

In the early days of European integration, identity politics played a marginal role in what was an isolated, elite-driven, and unpoliticised integration process. Things have changed dramatically, however. European integration has entered the area of mass politics, and against the backdrop of the recent crises and the Brexit referendum, people’s self-understanding as (also) European or exclusively national has the potential to determine the speed and direction of European integration. This development is also reflected in theory building. While neo-functionalism and liberal intergovernmentalism paid little attention to public opinion, the conflict between collective identities and functionality is at the heart of postfunctionalist theory. This article assesses the use value of these grand theories of European integration for understanding identity politics in the European Union, and embeds them in a wider discussion of scholarly research on the causes and consequences of European identity

Aesthetics · Cognitive psychology · Course (navigation · Economics · European integration · European union · Feature integration theory · Identity (music · Identity politics · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Engineering · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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