In the literature, two approaches toward the development of a European identity can be
distinguished. Society-based approaches assume that the most important foundation for the
development of a European identity is trust toward other European citizens as this allows
Europeans to identify with the European Union as a community of citizens and values. The
institutional approach, on the other hand, assumes that a shared European identity is
predominantly based on trust in political institutions. In this paper, we use the results of the …

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