@article{article_21092, title={Between Ethnic-Nationalism, Civic-Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism: Discourses on the Identity of the EU and the Debates on Turkey’s Accession}, journal={Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations}, volume={8}, pages={1–23}, year={2009}, author={Kahn-nisser, Sara}, abstract={<p>This paper seeks to contribute to our understanding of the issue of collective identity in the EU, and its <br />relation to the process of enlargement. Through an analysis of the European Parliament’s (EP) debates <br />on the accession of Turkey, I will show that the issue of European collective identity is essential for <br />understanding the EP’s position towards Turkey. I will explicate the view on inclusion and diversity in <br />the EU, implicit in speeches made in the EP. My analysis will show that there is a complex, two-way <br />relation between the members of the European parliament’s (MEP) views on inclusion and diversity in <br />the EU, and their position towards Turkey. Another conclusion has to do with the relation between <br />state nationalism and European integration. My findings suggest that the EP is quite indifferent <br />towards state-national identities and cultures, and does not see them as assets to be preserved. </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Yalova Üniversitesi}