| Abstract | The article discusses the aspects of European identity. The article describes how the impulse to unify the peoples of Europe both politically and socially is a daunting task due to the diversity of ethnicities and competing collective memories. The article presents different ways a foundational identity can be formed, including the memory of Nazi socio-nationalism as a negative founding myth, the memory of soviet-style communism as narrative that speaks against totalitarianism, and the memory of Europe as a continent of immigration. Details are provided regarding Turkey's role in the formation of a unified European identity, along with a discussion of Turkey's democratization.
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| Notes | 'Accession Number: 32455570; Leggewie, Claus 1; Affiliations: 1 : Director, Center for Media and Interactivity, Giessen University, Germany; Source Info: Spring2008, Vol. 75 Issue 1, p217; Thesaurus Term: CULTURAL identity; Thesaurus Term: COLLECTIVE memory; Thesaurus Term: NATIONAL characteristics; Thesaurus Term: GROUP identity; Thesaurus Term: NARRATIVE paradigm theory (Communication); Thesaurus Term: EUROPEAN communities; Thesaurus Term: CULTURAL nationalism; Thesaurus Term: SOCIOCULTURAL factors; Thesaurus Term: SOCIAL policy; Thesaurus Term: EMIGRATION & immigration; Subject Term: EUROPEAN federation; Subject Term: EUROPEAN Union countries; Subject Term: SOCIAL aspects; Number of Pages: 18p; Document Type: Article'
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