Keeping the European Faith. Collective Identity Before and After the Euro-Crisis

<span class="abs_content">Media discourses have conveyed the message that European identity has been severely undermined by the Euro-crisis. We test this contention with Eurobarometer data. Conceptually we distinguish two dimensions of collective identity: ‘image’ and ’belonging’. We...

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Autores principales: Ettore Recchi, Justyna Salamońska
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:80e8a2ca0b40441cb5bc8903ba45d0f22021-11-21T15:11:38ZKeeping the European Faith. Collective Identity Before and After the Euro-Crisis1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v7i3p509https://doaj.org/article/80e8a2ca0b40441cb5bc8903ba45d0f22014-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/14345https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">Media discourses have conveyed the message that European identity has been severely undermined by the Euro-crisis. We test this contention with Eurobarometer data. Conceptually we distinguish two dimensions of collective identity: ‘image’ and ’belonging’. We surmise that economic downturns can alter the superficial layer of identity (image-like assessments), but not its underlying substance (belonging-like assessments) which depends on deeply ingrained socio-psychological mechanisms. These two dimensions are expected to be affected by the crisis in different ways: the image being a more volatile reflection of historical circumstances, and the sense of belonging being more stable over time.</span><br />Ettore RecchiJustyna SalamońskaCoordinamento SIBAarticleeurocrisiseu imageeuropean identityeuropean citizenseuropean public opinionPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 509-531 (2014)
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topic eurocrisis
eu image
european identity
european citizens
european public opinion
Political science (General)
JA1-92
spellingShingle eurocrisis
eu image
european identity
european citizens
european public opinion
Political science (General)
JA1-92
Ettore Recchi
Justyna Salamońska
Keeping the European Faith. Collective Identity Before and After the Euro-Crisis
description <span class="abs_content">Media discourses have conveyed the message that European identity has been severely undermined by the Euro-crisis. We test this contention with Eurobarometer data. Conceptually we distinguish two dimensions of collective identity: ‘image’ and ’belonging’. We surmise that economic downturns can alter the superficial layer of identity (image-like assessments), but not its underlying substance (belonging-like assessments) which depends on deeply ingrained socio-psychological mechanisms. These two dimensions are expected to be affected by the crisis in different ways: the image being a more volatile reflection of historical circumstances, and the sense of belonging being more stable over time.</span><br />
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author Ettore Recchi
Justyna Salamońska
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title Keeping the European Faith. Collective Identity Before and After the Euro-Crisis
title_short Keeping the European Faith. Collective Identity Before and After the Euro-Crisis
title_full Keeping the European Faith. Collective Identity Before and After the Euro-Crisis
title_fullStr Keeping the European Faith. Collective Identity Before and After the Euro-Crisis
title_full_unstemmed Keeping the European Faith. Collective Identity Before and After the Euro-Crisis
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