Cultural citizenship, political belonging, and the European Union
Abstract
Like many concepts in the social sciences, the notion of citizenship is subject to different understandings based on the particular interests and preferences of those who engage in public discourse about its meaning. The particular notion of EU citizenship is often dismissed as insubstantial. Authors note that EU member states continue to have different laws on citizenship, that Union citizenship is derived from member state citizenship, and that Union citizenship has failed to promote much of a sense of European identity. The particular idea of cultural citizenship, meanwhile, has been described by some as an oxymoron, with many authors noting that while it is a useful concept, it remains underdeveloped and underemployed, and that it needs to be further articulated in connection with specific issues and contexts. This paper will attempt to do just that by moving from theory to practice, exploring ways in which ideas of political and cultural belonging have overlapped in such a way as to direct citizenship in Europe away from an association with states or cultures to an association with ideas.
Received: 31 November 2012
Accepted: 20 December 2012
Publicación online: 15 April 2016
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