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EPICamp III "European Identities"

Saturday, 26 February 2022, 0:00-0:00
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One societal challenge that EPICUR Research addresses is the importance of "(European) identities". Yet what does that mean and how can we transform this politically charged term into a scientific object?

Culture is a main repository of available identities within a given space, and developing a shared identity is a prerequisite for the proper functioning of social and political institutions such as the European Union. Financial solidarity means being willing to support other nations and this requires sharing a common sense of belonging. That is why European parliamentarians and commissioners regularly invoke a European identity. In a time in which the European idea has come under much scrutiny, this EPICamp will provide a space to develop new approaches to European identity. Instead of invoking a hypothetical singular European identity, we propose to use interdisciplinary and international approaches to collective identities in general, including non-European identities, to challenge and rethink this basis of community as well as social and political action.

By comparing our ways of understanding collective identities (disciplines, research fields, theories, methodologies, results), we will hopefully reach new conclusions and best practices for Europe.

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