Political symbolism and European integration
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Political symbolism and European integration
（Europe in change）
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2005
- : hbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-185) and index
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Description
Investigates how the EU has tried to attract popular support through policies in culture, education and the audiovisual sector and through the invention of political symbols and rituals Accounts for the sporadic successes but also for their frequent failures and for the resistance they sparked inside many member states Investigates how EU political symbolism operates and is perceived in the everyday lives of Europeans A ground-breaking inquiry into an area of EU activity that is crucial for the future of European integration Essential reading for those concerned with the problem of identity, legitimacy and popular consent in the European Union
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Political symbolism and the social construction of the European Union
- 2. Political symbolism in practice
- 3. Cultural policy
- 4. Audiovisual policy
- 5. The 'European dimension' in school
- 6. Political symbolism and the future of European integration
- References.
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