EURO- Nationalism: An Impasse for the European Union

Avrupa Birliği'nin, üye ülkeler arasındaki işbirliğini ve entegrasyonu daha da artırabilmek ve bütün yönleri ile tek bir politik topluluk idealine ulaşabilmek yolunda ihtiyaç duyduğu unsurların başında, söz konusu topluluğu oluşturacak bireyler arasında ortak bir kimliğin inşa edilmesi zorunluluğu gelmektedir. Bu noktada, ortak bir AB kimliğinin muhtevasının ne olduğu ya da olması gerektiği hususunda çok yoğun tartışmalar yapılmaktadır. İleriye sürülen alternatifler arasında, devamlı olarak gündemde kalan ve lehinde ya da aleyhinde en çok konuşulanlardan biri de, 'Avrupa milliyetçiliği' genel kavramı altında açıklayabileceğimiz ve bu makalenin konusunu teşkil eden görüştür. Bugünün AB'sini oluşturan ülke insanlarının, Avrupalılık bağlamında ortak bir tarihe, kültürel mirasa ve gelişme çizgisine sahip oldukları ön kabulünden hareketle, söz konusu ortak alanlara dayanarak 'milli devlet benzeri' ortak bir AB kimliğinin oluşturulmasını esas alan Avrupa milliyetçiliği, taşıdığı birçok yanlışlık ve yetersizlik nedeniyle, yine birçoklarına ve bu makalenin yazarına göre, AB için uygun bir tercih olarak görülmemektedir. Makale, AB'de ortak kimlik oluşturma ihtiyacını doğuran sebepleri özetledikten ve Avrupa milliyetçiliği akımının temel dayanak noktalarını belirttikten sonra, bu yanlışlık ve yetersizlikleri açıklayarak, böyle bir kimliğin AB için neden uygun tercih olamayacağını ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır.

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ISSN: 1303-2518
Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 2 Sayı
Başlangıç: 2001
Yayıncı: Ankara Üniversitesi Avrupa Toplulukları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi