In the early days of European integration, identity politics played a marginal role in what was
an isolated, elite-driven, and unpoliticised integration process. Things have changed …

Having a European identity is expected to influence citizens' attitudes and behaviour
towards the EU community. European identity is indeed positively related to support for EU …

Economic utilitarian theory assumes a relationship between economic benefits, support for E
uropean integration and E uropean identity. While the relationship between economic …

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 …

Trenz introduces a sociological perspective on European integration by looking at different
accounts of Europeanization as society building. He observes how Europeanization unfolds …

Recent events, such as failed constitutional referenda, low voting turnout in the European
Union parliamentary elections, and the 2016 Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom call …

The European Commission and scholars emphasize that the ERASMUS programme is a
successful example of European integration and a symbol of construction of European …

While a growing number of studies have been conducted on European identification, very
few of them have examined how children form their sense of European identity. This article …

With gender equality so prominent in public debate, this timely book reviews the impacts of
gender mainstreaming on political, social and cultural issues around Europe. It explores the …

Amidst the European sovereign debt crisis and soaring unemployment levels across the
European Union, ambitions for European unemployment policies are high on the political …