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Models of european identity: reconciling universalism and particularism
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posted on 2023-06-08, 08:36 authored by Gerard DelantyThe paper offers an analysis of the four main conceptions of European identity, which can be termed: moral universalism, postnational universalism, cultural particularism and pragmatism. The first three of these models can be analysed in terms of an emphasis either on universalism or on particularism. In this paper it is argued that these three models suffer from an excessive concern with either 'thin' univeralistic conceptions of identity or with 'thick' particularistic identities and that the fourth possibility does not offer a satisfactory alternative. What is neglected in all four models is the potential for pluralisation that is expressed in an alternative model of European identity. The paper offers a defence of this in terms of a pluralised cosmopolitan European identity.
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Perspectives on European Politics and SocietyISSN
1570-5854Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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3Volume
3Page range
345-359Pages
15.0Department affiliated with
- Sociology and Criminology Publications
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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