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Unity through Crisis? - A Qualitative Analysis of Common Identity Formation during Crisis in the European Context

Rosberg, Katarina LU (2024) SOCK10 20241
Sociology
Abstract
In this thesis, I describe how Heads of Government can mobilise crises to foster unity among EU member states and strengthen the sense of a shared European identity. The thesis analyzed five statements by the Heads of Government in Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Greece, and Luxembourg to gain a more profound understanding of how they strategically used the This is Europe debates to promote unity and solidarity. The thesis employed a qualitative method and critical discourse analysis and approached the data with a social constructivist-interpretive approach. The theory of choice was social identity theory. The research analysis revealed how crises can be indeed used to unite various EU member states if there is a common goal to work toward,... (More)
In this thesis, I describe how Heads of Government can mobilise crises to foster unity among EU member states and strengthen the sense of a shared European identity. The thesis analyzed five statements by the Heads of Government in Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Greece, and Luxembourg to gain a more profound understanding of how they strategically used the This is Europe debates to promote unity and solidarity. The thesis employed a qualitative method and critical discourse analysis and approached the data with a social constructivist-interpretive approach. The theory of choice was social identity theory. The research analysis revealed how crises can be indeed used to unite various EU member states if there is a common goal to work toward, such as promoting peace and defending shared values. (Less)
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author
Rosberg, Katarina LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOCK10 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
European Identity, Unity, Crisis, Political Cues, Social Constructivism
language
English
id
9158304
date added to LUP
2024-06-05 11:31:09
date last changed
2024-06-05 11:31:09
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  abstract     = {{In this thesis, I describe how Heads of Government can mobilise crises to foster unity among EU member states and strengthen the sense of a shared European identity. The thesis analyzed five statements by the Heads of Government in Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Greece, and Luxembourg to gain a more profound understanding of how they strategically used the This is Europe debates to promote unity and solidarity. The thesis employed a qualitative method and critical discourse analysis and approached the data with a social constructivist-interpretive approach. The theory of choice was social identity theory. The research analysis revealed how crises can be indeed used to unite various EU member states if there is a common goal to work toward, such as promoting peace and defending shared values.}},
  author       = {{Rosberg, Katarina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Unity through Crisis? - A Qualitative Analysis of Common Identity Formation during Crisis in the European Context}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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