Debating Political Identity and Legitimacy in the European Union - 9781138882126

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Debating Political Identity and Legitimacy in the European UnionAuthor(s): Sonia Lucarelli, Furio Cerutti, Vivien Schmidt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138882126, 978-1138882126\nSynopsis\nHow can we conceptualize identity and legitimacy in the context of the European union? What is the role of narratives, political symbols, public debate and institutional practices in the process of identity formation and legitimacy consolidation?\n\nDebating Political Identity and Legitimacy in the European Union addresses these questions and brings together high profile scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds to debate the ontological and epistemological aspects of research on identity and legitimacy formation in the EU. Part I investigates key elements such as the relationship between Europeanization of the EU member states and its effect on the political identity of their citizens; the relationship between the pol.