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Now Let Us Make Europeans - Citizenship, Solidarity and Identity in a Multicultural Europe
[working paper]
Abstract The Euro crisis has hit "Europe" (the European Union, or EU) at its root. Economic harshness, social unrest and political turmoil betray a deeper problem: a weak pan-European sense of belonging - a common political identity thanks to which European citizens may regard each other as equals, and there... view more
The Euro crisis has hit "Europe" (the European Union, or EU) at its root. Economic harshness, social unrest and political turmoil betray a deeper problem: a weak pan-European sense of belonging - a common political identity thanks to which European citizens may regard each other as equals, and therefore as deserving of recognition, trust, and solidarity. This paper explores interculturalism from an analogical perspective, looking at the harmonious interplay between human rights and cultural plurality, as a possible source of trust and solidarity among European citizens. Only a common - even if analogical - political identity, whereby European citizens regard each other, if not as "siblings" at least as "cousins," can make the sacrifices required to overcome the crisis meaningful - and therefore less unlikely to happen.... view less
Keywords
multicultural society; EU; Europe; cross-culturality; human rights; political identity; European integration; european identity; solidarity
Classification
European Politics
Free Keywords
analogical hermeneutics; interculturalism; European citizens
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
14 p.
Status
Preprint; not reviewed