A Narrative Approach to Europe’s Identity Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15021439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Camelia Cmeciu (0000-0002-5533-8274, University of Bucharest, corresponding author), Mădălina Manolache (0000-0003-0199-373X, University of Bucharest) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 416-429 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The European Legacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1084-8770 • E-ISSN: 1470-1316 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10848770.2018.1438871 |
| OpenAlex | W2790199881 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Alongside the institutionally constructed European identity, research shows that insights into citizens’ sense of belonging are valuable as well in assessing questions of identity. The tendency to conflate European identity with EU identity has spurred debates about the components that underlie European identification. The online subsidiarity adopted by the EU through e-platforms has allowed for a new form of citizenship where e-citizens (de)legitimate the issues under debate. This article examines the contents of European and national identities in the e-debaters’ comments posted on the Debating Europe platform. Drawing on narrative and discursive approaches, we propose a framework to operationalize the (de)legitimation and identification categories used by e-debaters within their discursive construction of European identity. The qualitative empirical research shows three main (de)legitimation clusters: the “EU as a loss,” “inclusive gain,” and “exclusive gain.” We discuss these findings within the broader context of Europeanization, identity multiplicity, and the conditions of the EU enlargement policy
Aesthetics · Economics · Epistemology · European union · Identity formation · Legitimacy · Legitimation · Linguistics · Narrative · National identity · Negotiation · Operationalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
Reconfiguring Civic Culture in the New Media Milieu
Discourse and Practice
A Community of Europeans?
Citizens of Europe
Ideology
Legitimacy, Euroscepticism & Identity in the European Union – Problems of Measurement, Modelling & Paradoxical Patterns of Influence
The Narrative Construction of European Identity. Meanings of Europe ‘from below’
Legitimation in corporate discourse
The European Union in Cyberspace
Neofunctionalism, European identity, and the puzzles of European integration
Inclusive versus exclusive
Europe
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |