IDENTITY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

The purpose of this article is to throw some light on the question of identity in the European Union. The challenge is to understand how identity formation takes place in the contemporary world. The European integration has to be understood both as a process of socio-economic convergence among Europ...

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Main Author: Abrudan Cristina
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: University of Oradea 2008-05-01
Series:Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science
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Online Access:http://steconomice.uoradea.ro/anale/volume/2008/v1-international-business-and-european-integration/097.pdf
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spelling doaj-6ca17e54cc4c4a1587973d48ac06dcf62020-11-24T23:54:42ZdeuUniversity of OradeaAnnals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science1222-569X1582-54502008-05-0111550552IDENTITY AND THE EUROPEAN UNIONAbrudan CristinaThe purpose of this article is to throw some light on the question of identity in the European Union. The challenge is to understand how identity formation takes place in the contemporary world. The European integration has to be understood both as a process of socio-economic convergence among European states but also as a process of co-operation on different other levels, too. It seems that cultures, traditions and interests are more and more interconnected as societies become increasingly multicultural. This is the reason why people are concerned with the concept of identity and the recognition of their uniqueness in terms of traditions, values and ways of lives. http://steconomice.uoradea.ro/anale/volume/2008/v1-international-business-and-european-integration/097.pdfIdentity; social identity; European Union; culture; nation
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IDENTITY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science
Identity; social identity; European Union; culture; nation
author_facet Abrudan Cristina
author_sort Abrudan Cristina
title IDENTITY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
title_short IDENTITY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
title_full IDENTITY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
title_fullStr IDENTITY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
title_full_unstemmed IDENTITY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
title_sort identity and the european union
publisher University of Oradea
series Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science
issn 1222-569X
1582-5450
publishDate 2008-05-01
description The purpose of this article is to throw some light on the question of identity in the European Union. The challenge is to understand how identity formation takes place in the contemporary world. The European integration has to be understood both as a process of socio-economic convergence among European states but also as a process of co-operation on different other levels, too. It seems that cultures, traditions and interests are more and more interconnected as societies become increasingly multicultural. This is the reason why people are concerned with the concept of identity and the recognition of their uniqueness in terms of traditions, values and ways of lives.
topic Identity; social identity; European Union; culture; nation
url http://steconomice.uoradea.ro/anale/volume/2008/v1-international-business-and-european-integration/097.pdf
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