Risse, Thomas Risse-Kappen, Thomas <br/><br/>
A community of Europeans? : transnational identities and public spheres  text 
Thomas Risse 
 - Ithaca, London  Cornell University Press  2010 
 - 287p.       Pbk 
 - Cornell paperbacks .
<br/><br/> <p>Includes bibliographical references and index.</p> 
<br/><br/>Collective identities : conceptual and methodological questions -- Multiple Europes : the Europeanization of citizens' identities -- Modern Europe and its discontents : the Europeanization of elite identities -- Europeanization of national identities : explanations -- Transnational public spheres : conceptual questions -- The gradual Europeanization of public spheres -- A European community of communication? -- "Deepening" : European institution-building -- "Widening" : EU enlargement and contested identities -- European democracy and politicization. 
<br/><br/> In this work, a thoughtful observer of the on-going project of European integration evaluates the state of the art about European identity and European public spheres. The author argues that integration has had profound and long-term effects on the citizens of EU countries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801476488 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009047395 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social integration - Europe<br/>Group identity - Europe<br/>European federation - Public opinion<br/>Transnationalism - Social aspects - Europe<br/>Public opinion - Europe<br/>Nationalism - Europe
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.8 RIS