Towards a regional typology of EU identification
COHESIFY Research Paper 6. Work Package 2 – Task 2.4: Output 2.4
Marcin Dabrowski (TU Delft - Spatial Planning and Strategy)
D. Stead (TU Delft - Spatial Planning and Strategy)
B Mashhoodi (OLD Urban Compositions, TU Delft - Environmental Technology and Design)
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Abstract
This paper explores the linkages between the characteristics of regions and EU
identification and proposes a regional typology of EU identification. Starting from a brief review of the literature on determinants of EU identification, the paper adds to it by asking questions about how these determinants operate on the regional level and how the features of regions, such territorial, governance and socio-economic characteristics, can affect the perceptions of the EU. It then reviews the existing regional typologies and data sets to identify those that can be used to describe and explain EU identification at the regional level. Following that, the paper presents a regional typology of EU identification and applies it to describe the patterns in the regional perceptions of the EU across COHESIFY case study countries. Finally, a framework for further exploration to explain the relations between the regional characteristics and EU identification is set out.
Paper produced as part H2020 project COHESIFY (Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement no 693427).
Available at: http://www.cohesify.eu/research-papers/