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%T Who Wants Enlargement of the EU? Support for Enlargement among Elites and Citizens in the European Union %A Nissen, Sylke %J Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review %N 6 %P 757-772 %V 39 %D 2003 %K European Union %= 2009-04-02T13:56:00Z %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56501 %X A collective European identity is often mentioned as important for the European Union's future. The article discusses common definitions of collective identity & proposes to add a utilitarian component to the concept. In this respect, political solidarity &, particularly, interest in & support for the coming Eastern enlargement are taken as an indicator of European identity. As a starting point for further discussion on the structure & necessity of European identity, the article examines enlargement support among political actors & citizens in EU countries & demonstrates that support for enlargement is distributed differently on these levels. It is argued that EU elite politics does little to promote the development of a collective European identity & might even get the European integration process into some difficulty. %C MISC %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info