European identity : historical images and the EU initiatives

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Yılmaztürk, Ali Emre

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This thesis aims to describe and analyze the historical images of European identity and the contemporary initiatives of the European Union to promote it. By analyzing the common cultural elements that European identity consists of, namely Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Christianity, Renaissance, Reformations, Enlightenment, French Revolution, and Modernity in terms of the images of European identity, the limits of these common cultural elements and how much they have contributed to the creation of a European identity will be presented. And by examining the contemporary initiatives of European Union to promote European Identity such as creating a European flag, anthem, passport, constitution, this thesis aims to explore and present the prospects for a common European Identity. In this regard, it is the main argument of the thesis that European identity is a limited form of a collective identity, among the multiple identities that a person has.

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General Social Sciences.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606900/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15525

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A. E. Yılmaztürk, “European identity : historical images and the EU initiatives,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.