CHALLENGES FOR THE EUROPEAN CIVIL SOCIETY



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COLLECTIVE IDENTITY (EDWARD SHILS)
 Individual X Collective Identity
 EU – Union of Nation States, and European Citizens (two sources of legitimacy)
 Double (Qualified) Majority (55% of MS, 15 out of 27; 65% of Citizens)
 What is NATION/VOLK? Who are the People?
 Cultural, Ethnic X Political, Civil Concept of Nation
 Nationalism, National Interests, National Enemies (?)
 Multicultural Competence
 Primordial, Sacred, Civil
 Border Perspective: Im/Permeability
 Various Integrational/Absorption Capacity
 Case of Immigrantion Policy(?)

SOURCE: EB, SPRING 2019