The Search for a European Identity: Values, Policies and Legitimacy of the European Union

Makes the innovative effort of examining the interplay between political identity and legitimacy in the unprecedented but also unfinished development of the European Union into a fully fledged political actor.

Part 1: Theorizing the Link between Identity and Legitimacy 1. Why Legitimacy and Political Identity are Connected to Each Other, Epecially in the Case of the European Union Furio Cerutti 2. Identity, Legitimacy and Foreign Policy Sonia Lucarelli Part 2: Memory and Space 3. Europe, War and Remembrance Chiara Bottici 4. Identity and Capital Cities: European Nations and the European Union Göran Therborn Part 3: Politics and Ethics: the Regulation of Technology 5. Global Warming and European Political Identity Dimitri D'Andrea 6. EU Food Safety Policy and Public Debate Elena Acuti 7. EU Red Biotechnology Regulations and European Values Renata Badii Part 4: Social and Civil Europe 8. The European Social Model(s) and the Self Image of Europe Va a Demertzis 9. The Double Face of Civil Society Debora Spini Part 5: Outside the EU: Policies and Images 10. Human Rights Promotion Rosa Balfour 11. Judicial Policies and European Enlargement: Building the Image of a Rule of Law Promoter Daniela Piana 12. How Do the Others See Us? European Political Identity and the External Image of the EU Lorenzo Fioramonti and Sonia Lucarelli 13. Conclusions Furio Cerutti and Sonia Lucarelli