DEBATES
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DEBATE 1
EUROPEAN IDENTITY
What do you think about the results?
What about you?
Do you feel a citizen of the European Union?
What are the values of European Union?
What are the symbols of European Union identity?
Do you recognize the cultural contributions to European unity?
Share your thoughts with us!
The European identity can be defined as a set of values shared by all the citizens of the European Union.
(…) The feeling of belonging to a community is subjective and it involves two interrelated mental processes: the definition of the self-image and, at the same time, the demarcation of other individuals or groups of individuals. Therefore, all identity theories insist on the need for “the other” to exist, in opposition to which actors build their own identities. In this sense, the European identity is better perceived when regarded in opposition to other continental identities such as the American, Asian or African.
European identity is supported by European art, culture, citizenship, common education for all EU members, etc. Nevertheless, European identity is, sometimes, perceived as being in contradiction with certain older identities that member states’ citizens are attached to, such as national, regional, religious, linguistic or ideological.
If you are European:
Do you feel more European or National?
Do you know which are the values of Europe?
If you are not European:
Can you identify these European values and identity?
On what are they different from yours?
If you are not European but
you live in the European Union:
Can you identify the European values?
Do you feel your European Identity?
Do you feel more National or European? What makes you European?
To know a little more about European Identity, you can check these links:
As you can see in the infographics on DebatingEurope, there are a few questions made to the participants on the survey:
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What are the Symbols of EU identity?
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What would strengthen your sense of EU identity?
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Do you feel a citizen of the EU?
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In the near future, I see myself as…