Publication details
European Identity, Nationalism and the Dynamics of Identity Construction
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| Year of publication | 1998 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | On European Identity: Nationalism, Culture and History |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Sociology, demography |
| Keywords | European identity; identity formation |
| Description | In this text I challenge the notion that identity can be equated with collective identity, envisioned as based on a set of core attributes shared by all members of a homogenous collectivity. After outlining a sociologically relevant dynamics of identity construction, I turn to the issue of European identity, which is delineated in connection with the identity politics of modernity. |