A theory of collective identity making sense of the debate on a 'European identity'

European Journal of Social Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 427-447

  Eder, Klaus ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collective identity; European identity; Narrative analysis; Network analysis; Sociological theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449635179     PISSN: 13684310     EISSN: 14617137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368431009345050     Document Type: Article

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