Citizens of Europe? The Emergence of a Mass European Identity

Citizens of Europe? looks at the emergence of a new mass European identity, and at the way symbols of European integration and the mass media have shaped and influenced it. It provides new and unprecedented empirical evidence on the progress of European identity in a comparative perspective between the 1970's and today, but also in depth quantitative evidence on the effects of symbols of Europe and the media on citizens' identity in Britain, France, and the Netherlands, and qualitative evidence based on focus groups on what Europe means to citizens.

Michael Bruter is Lecturer in Political Science and European Politics, London School of Economics.