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National Identities and Citizenship in the European Union

National Identities and Citizenship in the European Union construction less likely to play an active role in the process of European political integration. The approach 'from below' will not lead us to a definition of European citizenship based on an existing model of national identity, but rather to suggest that elements present in national traditions, which in many cases have been derived from pre-national experiences, could constitute the foundations a European post-national identity. The next section will be devoted to the analysis of the meaning and substance of the terms citizenship and nationality; the third section will look at the two basic principles of acquisition of nationality, ius loci and ius sanguinis. A distinction is then drawn between the two main models of national identity will be drawn looking at the modern history of a French region: Alsace-Lorraine. The subsequent sections will provide an overview of the development of national and political identities in Germany, France and Britain. Finally we will deal with the concepts of national and political identity also in the perspective of a common European identity and citizenship. Citizenship and Nationality Before turning to the analysis of the substance of citizenship and nationality, it might be useful to attempt to draw a general http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Public Law Kluwer Law International

National Identities and Citizenship in the European Union

European Public Law , Volume 1 (4) – Jan 2, 1995

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Abstract

construction less likely to play an active role in the process of European political integration. The approach 'from below' will not lead us to a definition of European citizenship based on an existing model of national identity, but rather to suggest that elements present in national traditions, which in many cases have been derived from pre-national experiences, could constitute the foundations a European post-national identity. The next section will be devoted to the analysis of the meaning and substance of the terms citizenship and nationality; the third section will look at the two basic principles of acquisition of nationality, ius loci and ius sanguinis. A distinction is then drawn between the two main models of national identity will be drawn looking at the modern history of a French region: Alsace-Lorraine. The subsequent sections will provide an overview of the development of national and political identities in Germany, France and Britain. Finally we will deal with the concepts of national and political identity also in the perspective of a common European identity and citizenship. Citizenship and Nationality Before turning to the analysis of the substance of citizenship and nationality, it might be useful to attempt to draw a general

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European Public LawKluwer Law International

Published: Jan 2, 1995

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