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Immigrants, Cosmopolitans and the Idea of Europe

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Interlocking Dimensions of European Integration

Part of the book series: One Europe or Several? ((OES))

Abstract

Non-white residents and citizens of the European Union (EU) have no role to play in the ‘Idea of Europe’, which remains an ideal of unity drawing on a Christian-Enlightenment heritage to bridge the diversity of European national cultures. The Idea has become a rallying call for European integrationists, who promise the preservation of national cultural specificity and autonomy. But, if asked in whose image integration and preservation, the answer returns, consistently, to a ‘Europeanness’ defined by native Christian-Enlightenment traditions. And yet, the member states — virtually all of them — have become a veritable mixture of people and cultures from around the world. This is the result of postwar immigration from ex-colonies and the active recruitment of ‘guest workers’, and, more recently, the arrival of asylum-seekers and economic migrants from many Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries.

I am very grateful to Helen Wallace for her comments on an earlier draft.

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  1. Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, UK

    Helen Wallace (Co-Director, Director, Economic and Social Research Council ‘One Europe or Several?’ Programme) (Co-Director, Director, Economic and Social Research Council ‘One Europe or Several?’ Programme)

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Amin, A. (2001). Immigrants, Cosmopolitans and the Idea of Europe. In: Wallace, H. (eds) Interlocking Dimensions of European Integration. One Europe or Several?. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230514430_14

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