Transnational Identities Becoming European in the EU

by Herrmann, Richard K.; Risse, Thomas; Brewer, Marilynn B.; Breakwell, Glynis M.; Brute, Michael; Castano, Emanuele; Citrin, Jack; Laffan, Brigid; Meinhof, Ulrike Hanna; Monnet, Jean; Mummendey, Amélie; Siapera, Eugenia; Sides, John; Waldzus, Sven; Wodak, R

• ISBN13: 9780742530072
• ISBN10: 0742530078
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-17
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This original work explores the increasingly important phenomenon of the formation of transnational identity. Considering the ongoing relevance of the European Union, the contributors ask a series of intriguing questions: Is a European identity possible?

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Identities and Institutions: Becoming European in the EU	p. 1
The Social Psychology of Identity Change
Identity Change in the Context of the Growing Influence of European Union Institutions	p. 25
European Identity: A Social-Psychological Perspective	p. 40
National Differences and European Plurality: Discrimination or Tolerance between European Countries	p. 59
Identity within the EU Institutions at the Elite Level
The European Union and Its Institutions as "Identity Builders"	p. 75
National and Transnational Identities: European and Other Identities Constructed in Interviews with EU Officials	p. 97
EU Correspondents in Brussels: Between Europe and the Nation-State	p. 129
European Identity among Non-elites
More than Nationals: How Identity Choice Matters in the New Europe	p. 161
Civic and Cultural Components of a European Identity: A Pilot Model of Measurement of Citizens' Levels of European Identity	p. 186
Europe Viewed from Below: Agents, Victims, and the Threat of the Other	p. 214
Comparisons and Lessons
European Institutions and Identity Change: What Have We Learned?	p. 247
References	p. 273
Index	p. 295
About the Contributors	p. 303
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