Europe's could‐be demos: Recasting the debate

Chryssochoou, Dimitris N.

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“…It is our contention that the appearance or lack of a creative balance between such neighbouring concepts as inverse federalism, territoriality, and segmental autonomy, will in the end define the possibility of movement toward an 'ever closer union' and with it the actual shape of Europe's could-be demos (Chryssochoou, 1996(Chryssochoou, , 1997.…”

Section: The Principles Of Territoriality and Inverse Federalismmentioning

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“…Despite the fact that inverse federalism, as the nub of the idea of confederal consociation, serves to accommodate the interests of the collectivity with those of the segments, it falls short of meeting the requirements of those who proclaim the demise of the west European nation-state, envision the immediate creation of a common European identity, support the formation of a fully-blown European demos, and expect a transfer of loyalties to take place on a zero-sum basis. It is our contention that the appearance or lack of a creative balance between such neighbouring concepts as inverse federalism, territoriality, and segmental autonomy, will in the end define the possibility of movement toward an 'ever closer union' and with it the actual shape of Europe's could-be demos (Chryssochoou, 1996(Chryssochoou, , 1997.…”

Section: The Principles Of Territoriality and Inverse Federalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From a historical perspective, just as Hallstein's 'First Europe' (1958-66) (promoting institutional centralization) was succeeded by Dahrendorf's 'Second Europe' (1969-74) (involving a more favourable version of intergovernmentalism) and that by what Taylor calls a 'Third Europe' (1974-1996 (corresponding to a creative synthesis of the two), so the latter seems to be giving way to a Fourth Europe. This present phase, characterized by a conscious striving to redress perhaps the gravest democratic deficiency of the symbiotic model -the question of who should ultimately be accountable to whom -can be seen as part of a wider evolution towards a 'complete' Gemeinschaft: a European 'political community' whose members are simultaneously conscious of their separate existence as distinctive political entities (or demoi) and of their collective existence as one European demos.…”

Section: Prospects For a European Gemeinschaftmentioning

confidence: 99%

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New Challenges to the Study of European Integration: Implications for Theory‐Building

Chryssochoou

1997

J of Common Market Studies

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The progressive fusion of federal principles, confederal structures and consociational processes in the EU of the 1990s has set in train a sense of renewed theoretical excitement among its students. This article aims to assess the dialectics of theory-building in the larger polity, and reveal alternative ways of reconceptualizing its current political properties and functions. Focusing on the dynamic interplay between autonomous self-rule and collective governance, it advances the theory of confederal consociation, arguing that it is possible to strike a balance between the concurrent demands for territorial segmental autonomy and 'ever closer union' insofar as the constituent parts are bound together in a sensibly arranged 'Union' that is closer to a Gesellschaft rather than to a Gemeinschaft-type of transnational political organization.

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New Challenges to the Study of European Integration: Implications for Theory‐Building

Chryssochoou

1997

J of Common Market Studies

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“…Various theorists have insisted upon the need for a uni ed supranational identity among Europeans in order to overcome the so-called 'democractic decient' (e.g. Chryssochoou 1996;Schmidt 1995) while others have looked upon the development of any such supranationalism as a dangerous and potentially fascist threat (e.g. Touraine 1994;Balibar 1991;Habermas 1993;Derrida 1992;Delanty 1995Delanty , 1996Pietersee 1991;Morley and Robins is usefully captured by the term 'new medievalism' (Woever 1995).…”

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Football fandom and post‐national identity in the New Europe

King

2000

British Journal of Sociology

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Through European club football, we can begin to detect the outlines of a new Europe of competing cities and regions which are being disembedded from their national contexts into new transnational matrices. Focusing on a specific network of Manchester United fans, broadly located in the city of Manchester, this article examines the development of European consciousness among this group of individuals. This consciousness does not consist of a European supranationalism but rather of a new emphasis on the locale of Manchester and an increasing recognition that Manchester United and the city of Manchester must compete autonomously with other major clubs and cities in Europe.

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“…The accomplishment of these objectives will facilitate the realization of the European integration project, and will ensure a long-term existence and sustainable prosperity of the European Union as a conglomerate of historically distinct ethnic groups. Dimitris N. Chryssochoou [3] provides a more radical formulation of the issue. He describes the issue of national self-identifi cation of the European nation as a revolution, i. e., spreading democratic ideas beyond its borders.…”

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Political Nation: Content and Perspectives

Dzvinchuk

Ozminska

2019

Pub. Adm. and Reg. Dev.

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The article investigates the concept of “political nation”. The analysis of research studies and the generalization of domestic and foreign experience in the formation of political nation prove the relevance of the issues raised. The study of peculiarities of the political nation formation in the coordinates of the Modernist period enhances the understanding of processes in the socio-humanitarian sphere, makes it possible to outline the ambiguity of interpretations of the conceptual foundations of the political nation, and also helps to develop the effective state policy in this area. It should be noted that there are few studies that systematically analyze the domestic and foreign experience of forming the political nation and they need modernization. It has been determined that the identification of the sense of national identity is the result of the appropriate mental work, and external challenges greatly optimize this process. Different approaches to the content characteristics of the notion “political nation” have been considered and summarized. A number of factors (the need to preserve the integrity of state and its consolidation, the formation of civil society, hybrid aggression, etc.) have been outlined, which stipulate the necessity of developing the adequate policy on dealing with crisis phenomena, existing in the Ukrainian national identity. It has been established that the political nation forms a corresponding type of national culture, which creates a more systematic understanding of the genesis, ritual and strategy of national development.

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Europe's could‐be demos: Recasting the debate

Cited by 19 publications

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New Challenges to the Study of European Integration: Implications for Theory‐Building

New Challenges to the Study of European Integration: Implications for Theory‐Building

Football fandom and post‐national identity in the New Europe

Political Nation: Content and Perspectives

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