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What is Europe and what defines a European? This free course, Who are Europeans?,

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4 hours, 54 minutes

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looks at the development of identities within Europe and the European Union. You will assess the mechanisms through which a new identity commitment is being formed and the limitations of and oppositions to this process. Can a genuine European identity ever be created in an expanding multicultural European Union?

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • Recognise that ‘European identity’ is a socially constructed attribute
  • Appreciate the basis for the unities as well as the divisions among Europeans
  • Understand the ways European identities are assessed and measured
  • Appreciate the key role of ‘culture’ in the organisation of a common European identity
  • Understand that European identity could be a bottom-up process as well as a top-down one.

Course Currilcum

  • Introduction 00:07:00
  • Learning outcomes 00:07:00
    • Who are Europeans? 00:30:00
    • The role of the Eurobarometer 00:35:00
    • Summary 00:05:00
    • Europe and the EU 00:30:00
    • Summary 00:05:00
    • Historical background 00:15:00
    • Unification and the EU 00:20:00
    • Summary 00:05:00
    • A true community of Europeans? 00:15:00
    • Summary 00:03:00
    • High culture 00:15:00
    • Education 00:30:00
    • Summary 00:05:00
    • European citizenship 00:25:00
    • Summary 00:05:00
    • What happens next? 00:15:00
    • Summary 00:02:00
    • Conclusion 00:20:00