The Limits of Transnationalism: Collective Identities and EU Integration

ISBN-13: 9781349293704 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 234 str.

Markus Thiel; M. Thiel

Recenzje

"The appeal of pan-European identity construction to Europe s diverse peoples has been axiomatic in European studies. Markus Thiel s wide-ranging research into attitudinal data, individual citizen reactions, and media coverage bearing on transnational identification paints a picture of a European Union stumbling towards identity consensus rather than sprinting towards it. His in-depth case studies of Ireland, Britain, and Germany reveal how at best a bounded transnationalism - and at worst an old-school protective nationalism - are more probable identity responses than inclusive transnationalism and European cosmopolitanism. Euro-optimists will be chastened by Thiel s incontrovertible evidence highlighting the uneven movement towards convergence around European identity." - Raymond Taras, Willy Brandt Professor, Malmö University and Professor of Political Science, Tulane University

Spis treści

A Primer on Transnational Identities The impact of European Integration on the UK, Ireland and Germany - a historical-institutionalist overview How do individuals in Europe perceive of European integration? Large-scale survey Analyses through Eurobarometer Newspaper Discourses and Public Spheres What have we learned from this Survey? – A result-oriented Synopsis Future challenges for transnational identity formation in the EU

O autorze

MARKUS THIEL Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Florida International University, USA.