An Identity for Europe: The Relevance of Multiculturalism in EU Construction (The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 140397540X ISBN 13: 9781403975409

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Synopsis

This book looks at the role of multiculturalism in the complex construction of the European Union, acknowledging the tension of creating a new political space for identities that are simultaneously national, regional, linguistic, and religious, and yet strive to encompass a political and geographic whole.

About this title

About the Author:

RIVA KASTORYANO is a Senior Research Fellow at the National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, France.

Review:

"The process of European unification raises one set of difficulties for the self-understanding of nationals of the member-states: Are we citizens of country X, or Europeans? The presence of minorities - whether indigenous or immigrant - creates further conundrums, for these relativize the status of the dominant group. Add the question of whether Turkey is European, and the dilemmas are legion. This volume contributes context and perspective to the vexed debate over what Europe is and where multiculturalism might fit into its future. A valuable addition to a complex discussion." - John Torpey, Professor of Sociology, City University of New York, Graduate Center

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 140397540X
• ISBN 13: 9781403975409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Kastoryano R.