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European Identity and the Myth of the Peace Project

AVRUPALILIK KİMLİĞİ VE BARIŞ PROJESİ MİTİ

Defne GÜNAY
Pages
469–492
Publication Date
2023-11-27
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Through critical discourse analysis of the State of the European Union speeches delivered by the President of the European Commission, this study demonstrates that Europe as a peace project myth is central in their attempts to render European identity valuable in the eyes of the Europeans.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The extent to which European identity is accepted by the Europeans in comparison with national identities and what European identity means are topics that are analyzed in the European integration literature.
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Key Findings & Data:This study uses Eurobarometer data to analyze how much the European identity is endorsed after the Eurozone crisis and how the European institutions aim to define Europeanness.
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Conclusion & Impact:Through critical discourse analysis of the State of the European Union speeches delivered by the President of the European Commission, this study demonstrates that Europe as a peace project myth is central in their attempts to render European identity valuable in the eyes of the Europeans.
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The extent to which European identity is accepted by the Europeans in comparison with national identities and what European identity means are topics that are analyzed in the European integration literature. This study uses Eurobarometer data to analyze how much the European identity is endorsed after the Eurozone crisis and how the European institutions aim to define Europeanness. Through critical discourse analysis of the State of the European Union speeches delivered by the President of the European Commission, this study demonstrates that Europe as a peace project myth is central in their attempts to render European identity valuable in the eyes of the Europeans.

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Avrupalılık kimliğinin ulusal kimliklere kıyasla ne kadar kabul gördüğü veAvrupalılığın anlamı Avrupa çalışmaları yazınında irdelenen konulardır. Buçalışma, Eurobarometer verisine dayanarak Avro bölgesi krizi sonrasındaAvrupalılık kimliğinin ne kadar benimsendiğini ve Avrupa Birliği kurumlarıncaAvrupalılığın nasıl tanımlandığını incelemektedir. Eleştirel söylem analizi yoluylaAvrupa barış projesi mitinin Avrupa Komisyonu Başkanı tarafından AvrupaBirliği’nin Durumu demeçlerinde nasıl kullanıldığı incelenerek Avrupalılık kimliğinideğerli kılma gayretinde barış projesi mitinin merkezi bir rol oynadığını ortayakoymaktadır

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GÜNAY, D. (2023). European Identity and the Myth of the Peace Project. Ankara Avrupa Çalışmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 2, 469–492. https://ajindex.com/articles/1023053

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