EU Identity in a Westphalian and Multicultural Context

IF 0.2 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto Pub Date : 2019-02-27 DOI:10.18543/CED-02-2019PP269-285

Arantza Gomez Arana

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Abstract

The development of an EU identity should be supported by a legal framework to be able to justify its legitimation. Following the work of Ian Manners on normative power, this paper discusses the links between key aspects of EU values such as solidarity and human rights in a context where supporters of nation-states and Westphalian views of states have recently dominated European politics. This has had a a direct impact (or lack of) on the promotion of multiculturalism. This paper takes Greece as an example of how the EU’s approach towards this country could have been a display of solidarity and promotion of human rights but it missed the opportunity. One of the reasons for favouring a more utilitarian approach could be linked to the lack of sense and belonging to the EU society as a consequence of the barriers created by strong feelings of nationalism attached to European states and nations together with a lack of promotion of multiculturalism. It is argued that a more multicultural society could benefit from the creation of an EU identity and consequently, the creation of an EU society, EU policies, and potentially, the avoidance of future European crisis such as the one created with Brexit.Received: 02 July 2018 Accepted: 16 July 2018 Published online: 27 February 2019

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威斯特伐利亚多元文化背景下的欧盟身份

欧盟身份的发展应该得到法律框架的支持，以证明其合法性。继Ian Manners关于规范权力的工作之后，本文讨论了在民族国家的支持者和威斯特伐利亚国家观最近主导欧洲政治的背景下，团结和人权等欧盟价值观的关键方面之间的联系。这对促进多元文化产生了直接影响（或缺乏影响）。本文以希腊为例，说明欧盟对该国的态度本可以是团结和促进人权的表现，但却错失了机会。倾向于更功利的方法的原因之一可能与缺乏对欧盟社会的感觉和归属感有关，因为欧洲国家和民族的强烈民族主义情绪以及缺乏对多元文化的宣传造成了障碍。有人认为，一个更加多元文化的社会可以受益于欧盟身份的建立，从而受益于欧盟社会、欧盟政策的建立，并可能避免未来的欧洲危机，如英国脱欧带来的危机。接收时间：2018年7月2日接受时间：2018月16日在线发布时间：2019年2月27日

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Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto Multiple-

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0.50

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20.00%

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审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： Deusto Journal of European Studies (DJES) is a university journal specialised in the study of the European Union from an interdisciplinary perspective. It primarily aims at disseminating knowledge on the different aspects of the European construction process (historical, political, legal, economic, social, cultural issues, etc.). It also aims at encouraging reflection on and critical assessment of the different factors that determine European Union''s evolution and transformation. First published in 1987, Deusto Journal of European Studies (DJES) is issued twice a year. Its contents include a section on doctrinal articles, a section commenting the jurisprudence of the EU Court of Justice and a section on current European issues.