How valid is the concept of European cultural Identity?

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First I will critically examine the factors that contribute to the emergence of a European cultural Identity. Then, we will discuss the factors that hamper the promotion of the European unity. Most interestingly, we will observe how decisive and crucial the concept of European citizenship is for the future of Europe, especially in the framework of the enlargement and the prospective adoption of the European constitution.

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[...] First I will critically examine the elements that contribute to think about the emergence of a European cultural Identity. Then, we will discuss the factors that hamper the promotion of a European unity. Most interestingly, we will observe how decisive and maybe crucial is the concept of European citizenship for the future of Europe, especially in the framework of the enlargement, together with the prospective adoption of a Constitution for Europe. European identity: a shared Culture Many political players in post-war European developments were a group of people who sought to establish a new, integrated Europe, inhabited not by French, German or British, but by the Europeans. [...]

[...] These were discussed during Maastricht talks (1992) and the Nice treaty (2001). (See Appendix II) Moreover, in the frame of enlargement and the drafting of a constitution, the federal project will have to rely upon a relatively strong cultural cohesion and support. One method applicable to the search for a stronger European identity consists in emphasising a European cultural identity. The idea of popular sovereignty is related to enlightenment theories of a social contract made in a counterfactual state of nature (Rousseau). [...]

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