National or European? The Case of Romanian Political Parties' Platforms for 2009 European Elections

• Main Authors: Nicoleta CORBU, Malina IONA-CIOCEA, Grigore GEORGIU
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Etudes Scientifiques Spécialisées Appliquées aux Communications Humaines, Economiques, Sociales et Symboliques 2009-01-01
• Series: Essachess
• Subjects: identities; conjunctive paradigm; Europeanization; elections; platforms
• Online Access: http://www.essachess.com/index.php/jcs/article/view/81/51

This article addresses the issue of the relationship between national and European dimensions, as overlapping identity structures of Romanian citizenship in the last years. The problem of a European identity became prominent in the context of the recent integration of Romania into the European structures. This paper presents a textual analysis of political platforms concerning European and national identities, as presented on the official sites of Romanian political parties during the 2009 European elections campaign.