Bulletin n. 3/2008
February 2009
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Pichler Florian
    Social-Structural Differences in Identification with Europe
    in Perspectives on European Politics and Society , vol. 9, n. 4, December ,  2008 ,  381-396
    Most research on European identity in political science and sociology either applies a theoretical and/or normative framework or concentrates on the magnitude of identification. This study goes beyond this by exploring the socio-structural conditions of European identity. Instead of bluntly asking how many identify with Europe, we look at social stratification as a potential cause of identification with Europe. Using Eurobarometer data from more than 30 countries, we report considerable differences in identification with Europe according to almost every social divide. Characteristics such as gender, age, education, area of living and social class play important roles in this respect. Our research further shows different divides in European identity across different European countries. This emphasizes that in order to better understand European identity in the future we should examine its background rather than the magnitude and allocate resources to the cross-national study of European identity.
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