European Identity and the Myth of the Peace Project

Abstract

The extent to which European identity is accepted by the Europeans in comparison with national identities and what European identity means are topics that are analyzed in the European integration literature. This study uses Eurobarometer data to analyze how much the European identity is endorsed after the Eurozone crisis and how the European institutions aim to define Europeanness. Through critical discourse analysis of the State of the European Union speeches delivered by the President of the European Commission, this study demonstrates that Europe as a peace project myth is central in their attempts to render European identity valuable in the eyes of the Europeans.

Keywords

• European identity,public opinion,Europe as a peace project myth,State of the European Union speeches

AVRUPALILIK KİMLİĞİ VE BARIŞ PROJESİ MİTİ

Öz

Avrupalılık kimliğinin ulusal kimliklere kıyasla ne kadar kabul gördüğü ve Avrupalılığın anlamı Avrupa çalışmaları yazınında irdelenen konulardır. Bu çalışma, Eurobarometer verisine dayanarak Avro bölgesi krizi sonrasında Avrupalılık kimliğinin ne kadar benimsendiğini ve Avrupa Birliği kurumlarınca Avrupalılığın nasıl tanımlandığını incelemektedir. Eleştirel söylem analizi yoluyla Avrupa barış projesi mitinin Avrupa Komisyonu Başkanı tarafından Avrupa Birliği’nin Durumu demeçlerinde nasıl kullanıldığı incelenerek Avrupalılık kimliğini değerli kılma gayretinde barış projesi mitinin merkezi bir rol oynadığını ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Avrupalılık kimliği,kamuoyu,Avrupa barış projesi miti,Avrupa Birliği'nin Durumu demeçleri

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