An Identity for Europe

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction “Multiculturalism”: An Identity for Europe?

   1. Introduction “Multiculturalism”: An Identity for Europe?

      • Riva Kastoryano

      Pages 1-23

3. Cultural Production of European Multiculturalism

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25

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   2. The Practitioners of Europe

      • Marc Abélès

      Pages 27-44

   3. Communication and Europe: From Multiculturalism to Cultural Cohabitation

      • Dominique Wolton

      Pages 45-57

   4. Against Euroculture

      • Yves Hersant

      Pages 59-70

4. Juridical Production of European Multiculturalism

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Boundaries: Common Standards and Conflicting Values in the Protection of Human Rights in the European Legal Space

      • Joseph H. H. Weiler

      Pages 73-101

   3. Human Rights, Constitutionalism, and Integration: Iconography and Fetishism

      • Joseph H. H. Weiler

      Pages 103-114

   4. The New Legal Frameworks for National Minorities in Europe

      • Emmanuel Decaux

      Pages 115-129

   5. Multiculturalism and European Law

      • Virginie Guiraudon

      Pages 131-156

5. State, Nation, and Borders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157

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   2. The European State

      • Jean-Marc Ferry

      Pages 159-196

   3. Nation, Democracy, and Identities in Europe

      • Didier Lapeyronnie

      Pages 197-219

   4. Space, Culture, and Boundary: Projecting Europe Abroad

      • Rémy Leveau

      Pages 221-231

   5. Conclusion “Multiculturalism” and Democracy in Europe?

      • Guy Hermet

      Pages 233-238

6. Back Matter

   Pages 239-255

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This book looks at the role of multiculturalism in the complex construction of the European Union, acknowledging the tension of creating a new political space for identities that are simultaneously national, regional, linguistic, and religious, and yet strive to encompass a political and geographic whole.

• Europe
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• european union politics

"The process of European unification raises one set of difficulties for the self-understanding of nationals of the member-states: Are we citizens of country X, or Europeans? The presence of minorities - whether indigenous or immigrant - creates further conundrums, for these relativize the status of the dominant group. Add the question of whether Turkey is European, and the dilemmas are legion. This volume contributes context and perspective to the vexed debate over what Europe is and where multiculturalism might fit into its future. A valuable addition to a complex discussion." - John Torpey, Professor of Sociology, City University of New York, Graduate Center

RIVA KASTORYANO is a Senior Research Fellow at the National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, France.

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