From National Identity to European Identity

Abstract. Since the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, and especially in the past few years, the European Union has been going through a mixed process of expansion and consolidation. In the last ten years alone there were two new waves of accession, the EU launched the single currency and failed attempts have been made to introduce a constitution. With all these transformations taking place, attention is more and more centred on the question whether
a European identity is emerging. This article investigates this issue examining comparatively the patterns of national identity and of European identity formation and focusing on whether the relationship between the two is a zero-sum type. The aim is to show that although national identity is not necessarily an obstacle for the development of European identity, nationalism is.

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Cinopes, R.  From National Identity to European Identity

Journal of Identity and Migration Studies. Volume 2, number 1, 2008

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Comparisons of Welfare Structures and Reforms in EU States

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the differences and similarities between 16 European Member States with regard to welfare systems, thereby defining possible groups of homogeneous countries. The model analyses social protection expenditure, the employment characteristics of the social sector and some variables concerning child and long term care.

The dissimilarity measures (cluster analysis and MDS) identify in both models a group of Eastern European countries with similarities. The exception is Slovenia, which is part of a group including Spain and Portugal. A further desegregation of the Eastern cluster provides evidence that 4 sub-groups may be identified: Hungary and the Czech Republic; Latvia and Lithuania; Slovakia and Estonia and finally Poland.The paper also argues that the private sector, in particular the non-profit sector, is assuming an increasingly key role in social services provision around Europe, facing the challenges launched by demographic changes and the need for flexibility.

Full Text: http://eng.newwelfare.org/2010/02/21/a-comparative-analysis-of-welfare-systems-and-the-health-and-social-sector-evidence-from-16-european-countries

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A comparative analysis of welfare systems and the health and social sector: evidence from 16 European countries

Gabriella Pappadà

European Papers Nr. 15: Special issue on Wealth and Welfare

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EU: A City-State or Supra-State Governance?

Title: From National Identity to European Identity

Abstract. Since the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, and especially in the past few years, the European Union has been going through a mixed process of expansion and consolidation. In the last ten years alone there were two new waves of accession, the EU launched the single currency and failed attempts have been made to introduce a constitution.

With all these transformations taking place, attention is more and more centred on the question whether a European identity is emerging. This article investigates this issue examining comparatively the patterns of national identity and of European identity formation and focusing on whether the relationship between the two is a zero-sum type.

The aim is to show that although national identity is not necessarily an obstacle for the development of European identity, nationalism is.

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Full Text: http://www.e-migration.ro/jims/Vol2_no1_2008/JIMS_vol2_no1_2008_CINPOES.pdf

Radu CINPOES

Journal of Identity and Migration Studies

Volume 2, number 1, 2008

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