Identity Politics, Belonging and Europe

摘要: This chapter takes its cue from the study of identity. It examines meanings Irishness, Europeanness and how identity has been conceptualised. The interplay between different concept-metaphors, or we imagine things much larger than ourselves to be. Concept-metaphors can reduce complex phenomenon intelligible wholes (such as ‘the Irish’, ‘Europe’ others), through them, attempt lay bare architectural underpinnings meaning European process Europeanisation. purpose this is examine, with respect incredible swathe literature on ‘European’ belonging, whether Irish who establish a ‘community’ there are thought incur loss their national belonging in becoming European. focus concerns way which citizen theorised, Europeanisation those involved project integration role mobility plays anthropological representations belonging.