Does parochial cosmopolitanism among European hyper-mobile elites challenge Europe’s nation states?
Antonia Mochan @antoniam
EU citizenship
● 1957 Treaty of Rome● 1992 Treaty of Maastricht
➔ Vote/stand in local/European elections➔ Consular assistance➔ Live, work, study, retire in any EU state
Why people move
Features of national identity (after Smith)
● historic territory or homeland● common myths and historical memories● common mass public culture● common legal rights and duties● common economy with territorial mobility
Exceptional centres
Icons of power
Porosity of borders
Variations of economic factors
Characteristics of cosmopolitan fluid (Urry)
Extensive mobilityCuriosity about place, peoples and culturesWillingness to take risksAdherence to global standards
EU selection criteria
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