How does identity relate to attitudes towards differentiation? The cases of France, Germany, Czech Republic and Turkey

Aydın Düzgit, Senem and Kovar, Jan and Kratochvil, Petr How does identity relate to attitudes towards differentiation? The cases of France, Germany, Czech Republic and Turkey. Research Report. EU IDEA (EU Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability). (Preprint)

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Abstract

This paper explores the ways in which national identities shape attitudes towards differentiated integration in two old member states, one relatively new member state and one candidate country – namely France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Turkey. It also observes how the impact of differentiated integration on European identity is perceived in these given countries in terms of preserving European identity (deepening), the dilution of European identity (disintegration) and the territorial/geographic limits of European identity (widening). By employing primary research and discourse analysis, the study finds that there is no single and monolithic national identity which produces a uniform attitude towards differentiated integration in member and candidate states, but rather that competing domestic national identity narratives produce differing attitudes within a state on differentiated integration. These national identity narratives can translate into starkly different policy positions concerning the policy area that is subject to differentiated integration, as well as on how differentiation is expected to impact the future of European integration and European identity.
Item Type: Monograph (Research Report)
Subjects: J Political Science > JZ International relations
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > International Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > European Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Political Science
Depositing User: Senem Aydın Düzgit
Date Deposited: 19 Sep 2020 18:06
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 10:08
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/40406

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