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The State of the European Identity : A four-dimensional idea analysis

Nordin, Matilda LU and Bengtsson, Annika (2020) EUHK30 20201
European Studies
Abstract
This thesis examines how European identity is expressed and articulated in the European Union’s State of the Union speeches from 2010, 2015 and 2018 by using the method of idea analysis. The analytical dimensions of the methodology are based on four key aspects of identity formation - action, narrative, difference and multiple - which are operationalised as methodological tools applied to the speeches. These dimensions can be seen as both performative and descriptive. Through this method, we arrived at the conclusion that European identity is expressed and articulated in the speeches through; the action dimension by the EU’s overcoming of formative challenges and crises, the narrative dimension by rhetorically defining what values,... (More)
This thesis examines how European identity is expressed and articulated in the European Union’s State of the Union speeches from 2010, 2015 and 2018 by using the method of idea analysis. The analytical dimensions of the methodology are based on four key aspects of identity formation - action, narrative, difference and multiple - which are operationalised as methodological tools applied to the speeches. These dimensions can be seen as both performative and descriptive. Through this method, we arrived at the conclusion that European identity is expressed and articulated in the speeches through; the action dimension by the EU’s overcoming of formative challenges and crises, the narrative dimension by rhetorically defining what values, standards and ethics the EU identifies itself with, the difference dimension by defining the European self-image by differentiation from Others, and the multiple dimension by acknowledging other identities as a part of European identity. (Less)
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author
Nordin, Matilda LU and Bengtsson, Annika
supervisor
organization
course
EUHK30 20201
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
European identity, EU, identity formation, othering, idea analysis, State of the Union speeches, European Studies
language
English
id
9013662
date added to LUP
2020-06-08 11:08:54
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2020-06-08 11:08:54
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  abstract     = {{This thesis examines how European identity is expressed and articulated in the European Union’s State of the Union speeches from 2010, 2015 and 2018 by using the method of idea analysis. The analytical dimensions of the methodology are based on four key aspects of identity formation - action, narrative, difference and multiple - which are operationalised as methodological tools applied to the speeches. These dimensions can be seen as both performative and descriptive. Through this method, we arrived at the conclusion that European identity is expressed and articulated in the speeches through; the action dimension by the EU’s overcoming of formative challenges and crises, the narrative dimension by rhetorically defining what values, standards and ethics the EU identifies itself with, the difference dimension by defining the European self-image by differentiation from Others, and the multiple dimension by acknowledging other identities as a part of European identity.}},
  author       = {{Nordin, Matilda and Bengtsson, Annika}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The State of the European Identity : A four-dimensional idea analysis}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}