Publication
Sep 2011
Serbia, Kosovo, and Turkey, all EU applicants, recognize that the possibility of European belonging as historical reality is a crucial attribute for acceptance. These countries have all built national stories rooted in the Medieval Ottoman conquest of the Western Balkans and distanced themselves from the "Orient" and from Islam. By doing so, they have engaged in a debate with a "thick," rather than a "thin" conception of Europe; they have tried to measure up to Europe as a traditional community of values defined by its Christian character, rather than the dynamic cosmopolitan Europe of law and standards that are officially embodied by the Union.
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Author | Anna Di Lellio |
Series | GPIA Working Papers |
Issue | 8 |
Publisher | The New School, New York, US |
Copyright | © 2011 Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA) |