EU democracy should be based on the principle of respecting diverse identities, not uniting through the creation of a European demos

Innerarity, Daniel (2014) EU democracy should be based on the principle of respecting diverse identities, not uniting through the creation of a European demos. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (09 Jul 2014). Website.

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Is the development of a European ‘demos’ necessary for the EU to be democratic? Daniel Innerarity writes that while a shared demos is often put forward as a fundamental aspect of democracy, it also entails certain negative developments, such as a tendency toward excluding those from outside of the group. He argues that the EU should be seen as an opportunity to build a community based on respecting the complex nature of European identification, rather than producing a single identity shared by all EU citizens.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	31 Mar 2017 10:48
Last Modified:	10 Sep 2025 08:32
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71889

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