HOW TO INVENT A EUROPEAN? ANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Keywords:
Anthropology of European Union, anthropology of public policies, anthropology of multiculturalism, anthropology of globalization, European identity, politics of identityAbstract
In this paper I will analyze a segment of identity politics of the European Union (EU) through bricolage of analytical procedures that are typical for anthropology of public policies and anthropology of multiculturalism. Relying on research already published within the emerging research tradition – anthropology of EU – I demonstrate that the idea of "European identity" represents an amalgam of inconsistent ideas, strategies, and efforts, as a supra-national identity based on "common European heritage", but also as a result of exceptional unification of legislation and principles of universal human rights on global level (including respect of collective cultural differences which is particularly questionable for anthropology). Such amalgam poses a significant challenge for anthropological research, especially for general anthropological theory of cultural identity.
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