Constructions of European Identity
Senem Ayd?N-Duzgit
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Paperback. Series: Identities and Modernities in Europe. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book examines EU discourses on Turkey in the European Commission, European Parliament and three EU member states (France, Germany and Britain), to reveal the discursive construction of European identity through EU representations of Turkey. Based on a poststructuralist framework that conceptualizes identity as discursively constructed through difference, the book applies Critical Discourse Analysis to the analysis of texts and argues that there are multiple Europe(s) that are constructed in talks over the enlargement of Turkey, varying within and between different ideological, national and institutional contexts. The book discerns four main discourse topics over which these Europe(s) are constructed, corresponding ... Read more
This book examines EU discourses on Turkey in the European Commission, European Parliament and three EU member states (France, Germany and Britain), to reveal the discursive construction of European identity through EU representations of Turkey. Based on a poststructuralist framework that conceptualizes identity as discursively constructed through difference, the book applies Critical Discourse Analysis to the analysis of texts and argues that there are multiple Europe(s) that are constructed in talks over the enlargement of Turkey, varying within and between different ideological, national and institutional contexts. The book discerns four main discourse topics over which these Europe(s) are constructed, corresponding ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Series
Identities and Modernities in Europe
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349345571
SKU
V9781349345571
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99-15
About Senem Ayd?N-Duzgit
Senem Ayd?n-Düzgit is an Associate Professor and a Jean Monnet Chair in International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. She is the author of Constructions of European Identity: Debates and Discourses on Turkey and the EU (Palgrave, 2012).
Reviews for Constructions of European Identity
"This is a fine book which represents a significant empirical and conceptual contribution to EU and European studies. It is well written and well argued. The book's central argument is that there are 'multiple Europes' constructed in the discussions over enlargement to Turkey: Europe as a security community; as upholder of democratic values; as a political project; and as a ... Read more