Cultural citizenship, political belonging, and the European Union

• Autores: John McCormick
• Localización: Cuadernos europeos de Deusto, ISSN 1130-8354, Nº 48, 2013, págs. 19-32
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.18543/ced-48-2013pp19-31
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    Como muchos conceptos en las ciencias sociales, la noción de ciudadanía está sujeta a diferentes interpretaciones basadas en los intereses y preferencias particulares de aquellos que participan en discursos públicos sobre su significado. A menudo se descarta la noción de ciudadanía de la Unión Europea como insustancial. Distintos autores constatan que los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea continuan teniendo diferentes leyes sobre la ciudadanía, que la ciudadanía de la Unión se deriva de la ciudadanía de los Estados miembros, y que la ciudadanía de la Unión no ha sido capaz de promover un sentido de identidad europea. La idea de ciudadanía cultural, mientras tanto, ha sido descrita como un oximorón, y muchos autores opinan que si bien se trata de un concepto útil, sigue estando muy poco desarrollado y muy poco utilizado, y que necesita ser articulado en conexión con temas y contextos más específicos. En esta misma línea, partiendo de la teoría hacia la práctica, este artículo pretende explorar cómo ciertas ideas de pertenencia política y cultural se han solapado de tal manera que están dirigiendo a la ciudadanía en Europa desde la asociación con Estados o culturas hacia una asociación con ideas.

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    Like many concepts in the social sciences, the notion of citizenship is subject to different understandings based on the particular interests and preferences of those who engage in public discourse about its meaning. The particular notion of EU citizenship is often dismissed as insubstantial. Authors note that EU member states continue to have different laws on citizenship, that Union citizenship is derived from member state citizenship, and that Union citizenship has failed to promote much of a sense of European identity. The particular idea of cultural citizenship, meanwhile, has been described by some as an oxymoron, with many authors noting that while it is a useful concept, it remains underdeveloped and underemployed, and that it needs to be further articulated in connection with specific issues and contexts.

    This paper will attempt to do just that by moving from theory to practice, exploring ways in which ideas of political and cultural belonging have overlapped in such a way as to direct citizenship in Europe away from an association with states or cultures to an association with ideas.

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