Democracy and Collective Identity in the EU and the USA
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6281653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen R Mcnamara (0000-0001-5260-9879, Georgetown University Washington, D.C., corresponding author), Paul Musgrave (0000-0002-8984-4992, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Massachusetts) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 172-188 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jcms.12978 |
| OpenAlex | W2984279156 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 57 |
Core state powers continue moving to the centre of the European polity, yet a sense of collective identity among EU citizens remains fragile. We argue that participatory democracy at the European level is a missing element that might create a more robust collective identity in Europe. We examine the history of polity formation in the early American case to probe the link between collective identity and practices of democratic participation, focusing on contestation about the 1789 US Constitution and the creation of pan‐US political parties in the early 19th century. Everyday democratic practices helped both to represent and to constitute the nationalization of politics in the early USA, as it moved from being a de facto international organization to a unified polity. This suggests that practices of democracy may likewise help to generate a more robust collective political identity in the EU. The historical record makes clear, however, that these processes are often exclusionary, uncertain, and far from unidirectional
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European Citizenship Practice
The rise of American democracy
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Centripetal Democracy
American Nationalisms
Culture and Identity
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The Increasingly United States
Pioneers of European Integration
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European Defence Policy
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Nationalism and national development.
Bounding Power
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Democratic Practice
Sociology of the European Union
Framing Europe
Experiencing European Integration
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The Tocqueville Problem
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The Institutionalization of U.S. Political Parties
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Aristocracy Assailed
When the Banal Becomes Political
The Euro between national and European identity
Imagined communities
The Logic of Practicality
Stigma Management in International Relations
Culture in Action
Raising the Roof
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |