Construction of the collective identity of the European Union (1951-1995)

Author: Yao Qinhua
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: The research object of this book is the European Union, and the analytical level is the European Union and the international environment in which it resides. The main research unit system (European Union) is its identity, specifically studying the role of the European Union's structure in constructing the collective identity of the European Union, as well as the international environment it relies on, namely the international system and the European system, and their interactive relationships with the European Union. The referent object of the European Union refers to a group of states and a supranational identity. It is both an organized actor and a social structure. The European Union is a significant achievement in the development of human social organizational forms in the 20th century. This book aims to use Wendt's constructivist theory to demonstrate the European Union as a case study, moving from abstract to concrete, to showcase the collective identity of the European Union and explain the practical significance and role of identity theory in the field of international politics.