An Identity for Europe. The Relevance of Multiculturalism in EU Construction

This book looks at the role of multiculturalism in the complex construction of the European Union, acknowledging the tension of creating a new political space for identities that are simultaneously national, regional, linguistic, and religious, and yet strive to encompass a political and geographic whole. The author investigates the difficulty of conjugating the complex, pluralistic sense of belonging that individuals and groups in the EU experience in efforts to form a cohesive political identity, and one that is expressly European.

Contents:

* Introduction: A European Multiculturalism - Riva Kastoryano
* Practionners of Europe - Marc Abélès
* Communication and Europe: From Multiculturalism to Cultural Coexistence - Dominique Wolton
* Against Euroculture - Yves Hersant
* Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Boundaries - Joseph H.H. Weiler
* Multiculturalism and the Right of Foreigners in the European Union - Virginie Guiraudon
* New Frameworks of National Minority Rights in the European Union - Emmanuel Decaux
* The European State - Jean-Marc Ferry
* Nation, Democracy, and Identities in Europe - Didier Lapeyronnie
* Projection of Europe: Space, Culture, and Boundaries - Rémy Leveau
* Conclusion: Multiculturalism and Democracy - Guy Hermet

[Note that a second edition is expected in 2012 or 2013]