Культура и национальное самосознание Европы. Практикум на английском языке
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2.There are no pan-European parties the European Parliament to offer comprehensive programs for governing and suffer the consequences if they fail to enact them.
3.The UE is characterized by the lack of democracy. Power is moved away from national electorates. Bureaucratic power grab, the machinations of a managerial elite, the rule of regulators, the growth of the administrative state.
3.As for constructing European identity, one need only point out that the euro note shows not a single historical figure or place or monument that might resonate with citizens from Glasgow to Taormina.
4.Few ordinary Europeans are aware of the anthem that the EU has chosen for them.
5.Massive immigration has shaken Europeans’ national sense of “we”
The continual expansion of the EU borders to the east and southeast has shaken Europeans’ national sense of “we”.
7. Look at Ross Douthat’ statement #2 about disillusionment of ordinary Europeans with the European project and his arguments for it. Complete the table with arguments against the statement. (source: Douthat, R. On the Nature of Our Regime. New York Times, July 14, 2014).
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Citizens today in both weak and strong nations feel duped and distrust each other
yes because… |
no because… |
1. Greece and other nations |
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have teetered on the edge of |
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insolvency and the EU has |
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demanded austerity, their citizens |
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have rightly sensed that they are |
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loosing control over their |
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collective destinies. |
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2. German public worries |
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that it has signed an economic |
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suicide pact with profligates. |
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3. Nationally elected officials |
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in the weaker states, while having |
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to impose austerity, put the blame |
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on Germans. The Germans shift |
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blame to the EU solvency rules. |
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The EU then points to the |
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omniscient financial markets. |
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8. Look at some comments in the press about the failure of referenda on Constitutional Treaty in France and the Netherlands in 2004. Answer the questions below.
The Daily Mail:
“There is still no such thing as a common European identity. The sense of national interest that Europeans have always had has not been eliminated: and it exploded in France on Sunday”.
New York Review of Books:
“The rejection surely demonstrated the current gap of comprehension between European political elites and the European public. It was also evidence of the consistently underestimated forces of national identity and ambition in each of the twenty-five nations”.
Question 1. Did referenda results mean that French or Dutch voters do not support European integration?
Question 2. Did referendum results say little about the extent to which French and Dutch citizens identify with Europe?
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1. to advocate |
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e.g. national affiliations |
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2. affiliation |
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3. austerity |
e.g. to impose austerity |
4.co-existence
5.to conduct (study, survey)
6.dimension
7.to distinguish between
8.empirical
9.to encompass
10.eurosceptics
11. foundations |
e.g. social, professional and |
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12. to identify with |
cultural foundations |
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e.g. identification with Europe |
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13. identification |
14.Member State
15.ordinary citizens
16. to pertain |
e.g. questions pertaining to |
17.public opinion
18.public perceptions
19.pro-Europeans
20.to support
21.survey
22. sense |
e.g. a sense of belonging to Europe |
23.tension
24.uni-dimensional
25.well-substantiated
Recommended Reading
Basic
1.Standard Eurobarometer 75. Spring 2011. Public Opinion in the European Union. Study conducted by TNS Opinion & Social at the request of the European Commission. <http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm>.
2.British cultural identities. Ed. Mike Storry and Peter Childs. London; New York: Routledge 2003.
3.Bradley, Ian C. Believing in Britain: The spiritual identity of 'Britishness'. London; New York: 2007.
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4.Clayton, T. Caricatures of the peoples of the British Isles. London: British Museum Press 2007.
5.Julios, Christina. 2008. Contemporary British identity: English language, migrants and public discourse. Aldershot, England: Ashgate 2008.
6.Shore, M. “(The End of) Communism as a Generational History: Some Thoughts on Czechoslovakia and Poland”. Contemporary European History: Revisiting 1989: Causes, Course and Consequences. 2009 # 18(3), p.p. 303–329.
7.Smith, A. ‘Set in the Silver Sea’: English National Identity and European Integration //University of Oxford, Centre for the study of democratic Government. Workshop: National Identity and Euroscepticism: A Comparison Between France and the United Kingdom. 13 May 2005. <http://oxpo.politics.ox.ac.uk/materials/- national_identity/Smith_Paper.pdf>.
8.Zubrzycki, G. The crosses of Auschwitz: Nationalism and religion in postcommunist Poland. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 2006.
9.Lödén, H. Swedish: Being or Becoming? Immigration, National Identity and the Democratic State // International Journal of Social Sciences, 2008 # 3. <http://www.kau.se/sites/default/files/Dokument/subpage/2009/12/v3_4_33_pdf_17281.pdf>.
10.Cargill, K. Swedish style: Creating the look. Ed Christopher Drake. London: Frances Lincoln 2003.
11.Oakes, Leigh. Language and national identity: Comparing France and Sweden. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins Pub. Co. 2001.
12.Baum, R. “Deconstruction of national identity in the Third Reich: Nazisprache und Geopolitik”// National Identities, Routledge 2006. # 8, p.p. 95–112.
13.Citizenship and national identity in twentieth-century Germany. Ed. by Geoff Eley and Jan Palmowski. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2008.
14.Kattago, S. Ambiguous memory: The Nazi past and German national identity. Westport, Conn.: Praeger 2001.
Additional
1. Douthat, R. On the Nature of Our Regime. New York Times,
July 14, 2014.
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2.Leese, P. Britain since 1945: Aspects of identity. Basingstoke, [England]; New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2006.
3.Medhurst, A. A national joke: Popular comedy and English cultural identities. London; New York: Routledge 2007.
4.Ward, P. Britishness since 1870. London ; New York: Routledge 2004.
5.Zumkhawala-Cook, R. Scotland as we know it: Representations of national identity in literature, film and popular culture. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. 2008.
6.France in focus: Film and national identity. Ed. Elizabeth Ezra and Sue Harris. Oxford, U.K.: Berg. 2000.
7.Public opinion and changing identities in the early modern Netherlands essays in honour of Alastair Duke. Ed. A. C. Duke, Pollmann, J. and Spicer A. Leiden ; Boston: Brill 2007.
Internet resources
1.DW news in English (Germany, world): www.dw.de/dw/Guardian Newspaper Online: What is Britain? http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/britishidentity
2.British Political History: http://bubl.ac.uk/link/b/britishpoliticalhistory.htm
3.Moving Here (Migration to UK): http://www.movinghere.org.uk/
4.Who Do We Think We Are? : http://www.whodowethinkweare.org.uk/
5.Uniting the Kingdoms: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/utk/
6.the Museum of London http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English
7.the British Museum http://www.britishmuseum.org/
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION
1.Individual and collective forms of identity. Multiple character of identity.
2.Classification of basic theories of national identity.
3.Ethno-symbolism by Anthony Smith.
4.Smith on the idea of European unity and European identity.
5.Benedict Anderson and his vision of a nation as “an imagined political community”.
6.Marxist approach to the issue of national consciousness.
7.Eric Hobsbawm on nations and nationalism in modern and contemporary periods.
8.Postmodernist paradigm of national identity.
9.Multiculturalism in academic and public discourse.
10.Revision of history from multiculturalists’ perspective.
11.Political correctness and affirmative action in Europe.
12.Gender dimensions of multiculturalism and political correctness.
13.European integration as a factor of European identity construction.
14.Migration as a factor of European identity construction.
15.Globalization as a factor of European identity construction.
16.Cultural globalization.
17.Exclusiveness and “the other” as a prerequisite for identity building.
18.European anti-Americanism, its roots and manifestations.
19.Islam-phobia of European identity.
20.“Russian other” in European identity.
21.Making of European identity: historical and cultural roots of the European idea.
22.European way of life.
23.The issue of supranational identity: major approaches to the problem, debates on its feasibility.
24.Pan-Europeans and antiEuropeans (eurosceptics) on EU identity project.
25.EU official policy on European identity.
26.EU symbols.
27.European identity crises in the early XXI century.
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28.The problem of integration of representatives of non-Western values and standards in Western-European cultural and civilization space.
29.EU projects for preserving and enhancing Europe's cultural
heritage.
30.Identity-forming qualities of historical memory.
31.European history as a controversial source for EU identity building.
32.European collective identity and traumatic memory.
33.Cultural commonality of European nations and cultural pluralism of the continent.
34.Multilingualism. English as a lingua franca.
35.Status of languages in EU Member states.
36.Integrations of non-Christians into European religious space. Muslim population in contemporary European countries.
37.Cultural diversity as a core of the European project.
38.The pluralistic ethno-cultural or linguistic identity and origin of cultural creators and audiences.
39.A diversity of artistic and other cultural content.
40.Tolerance in a diverse society.
41.Public perceptions of European identity.
42.National affiliations and European identity: tensions or coexistence?
43.National identity issue on a state level: challenges, trends, outlooks.
44.National and European identities through cultural events, institutions, exhibitions, museums and architecture.
45.Common cultural heritage as a vehicle of cultural identity.
46.EU projects for preserving and enhancing Europe's cultural
heritage.
47.Identity-forming qualities of historical memory.
48.European history as a controversial source for EU identity building.
49.European collective identity and traumatic memory.
50.The effectiveness of values as sources of identification.
51.Political and humanist values.
52.J. Maritain and G.K.Chesterton about the moral responsibility of an artist. J.Ortega y Gasset about dehumanization of modern art.
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PREFACE……………………………………………………… |
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THEMES OF PRACTICALS…………………………………. |
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Practical # 1. Ethno-symbolism by Anthony D. Smith……… |
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Practical # 2. Multiculturalism in Europe……………………… |
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Practical # 3. Multiculturalism in public and political discourse |
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in EU Member States………………………………………….. |
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Practical # 4. Factors of European identity construction: |
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migration………………………………………………………. |
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Practical # 5. Negative factors of European identity |
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construction……………………………………………………. |
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Practical # 6. European identity building process……………... |
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Practical # 7. Cultural diversity of Europe…………………….. |
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Practical # 8. “Unity in diversity”: Cultural commonality |
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of European nations and cultural pluralism of the continent….. |
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Practical # 9. National identity vs European identity………….. |
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION……………… |
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