European Forms of Belonging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9380269 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aleš Debeljak (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151-165 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | East European Politics and Societies and Cultures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0888-3254 • E-ISSN: 1533-8371 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0888325403017002001 |
| OpenAlex | W2040671993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
The article questions collective identities of “imagined communities” involved in the process of European Union (EU) enlargement. Focusing on issues of citizenship, unity and diversity, nationalism, and patriotism, the author explores the process of EU enlargement from the viewpoint of the “other Europe” in general and Slovenia in particular. It presents the dilemmas of “new democracies” of Central and Eastern Europe and their reluctance to hand over their only recently won national sovereignty to a transnational entity of the EU. The author approaches the question of exclusivism and inclusivism through the scope of modern citizenship and the need of multiple identities that provide not only tolerance but also understanding and possible respect for the Other. On the other hand, it presents the strategies of both sides, the nationalism of candidate states, and the gethoisation (Schengen) of member states as they outline the possibility of a dim scenario of enlarged but internally divided Europe
Citizenship · Diversity (politics · European integration · European union · International trade · Nationalism · Patriotism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resizing · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Unity in diversity · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European Cultural and National Identity · Law · Philippine History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2014 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |