Ett exklusivt Europa? Om europeisk identitet, EU-medborgarskap och exkludering
(2014) STVK02 20132Human Rights Studies
Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This essay examines the European Union’s construction of a European identity. It aims to answer the questions of how the idea of a European identity manifests in EU politics and how this identity can lead to exclusion of certain groups. The questions are answered through the help of theories on citizenship and identity using models of European identity as points of comparison. The analysis concludes that the EU created European identity is characterised by universalism and thus based on common values and institutions. It is also manifested through certain actions made by the EU, among them the establishment of the Copenhagen criteria for accession to the union and the introduction of a EU-citizenship. While the universalistic nature of the... (More)
- This essay examines the European Union’s construction of a European identity. It aims to answer the questions of how the idea of a European identity manifests in EU politics and how this identity can lead to exclusion of certain groups. The questions are answered through the help of theories on citizenship and identity using models of European identity as points of comparison. The analysis concludes that the EU created European identity is characterised by universalism and thus based on common values and institutions. It is also manifested through certain actions made by the EU, among them the establishment of the Copenhagen criteria for accession to the union and the introduction of a EU-citizenship. While the universalistic nature of the identity is not excluding, the related citizenship is as it excludes for example migrants and the people of the states not granted membership in the union. A proposed solution is a shift to the principle of jus soli, thereby making inclusion in the European identity more easily accessible by granting citizenship to those born in European territory. (Less)
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- author
- Johansson, Sofia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK02 20132
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- EU, EU-medborgarskap, europeisk identitet, exkludering
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4228813
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- 2014-02-04 18:44:30
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- 2014-09-04 08:27:44
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