Short Title |
CITIZENSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION |
Full Title |
Citizenship in the EU: Civic Participation and Identities of Young Generations and Vulnerable Groups with Special Focus on East and Central Europe |
Brief Description |
If citizenship in the Euroepan Union has been developing constantly during he past two decades, it remained in flux. The research project concentrates on major challenges to the processes of identification with the EU in particular in countries of East Central and Souths Eastern Europe. The empirical research will focus on young generations’ and vulnarable groups’ perception and expectation about European citizenship. The theoretical part of the research project wil focus on new dimensions of European citizenship in relation to identity and sovereignty. |
Research Period |
Spring/Summer 2013 – Winter 2014 |
Research Type |
Empirical, historical, theoretical |
Research Monitoring Body |
IPDOS (Interdicsiplinary Platform for Doctoral Research) |
Project Supervisor |
Ferenc Miszlivetz, Centre for Social Science Research MTA |
Research Manager |
Angéla Kóczé, Centre for Social Science Research MTA, CEU |
Researchers |
András Gergely, Jody Jensen, Centre for Social Science Research MTA |
External Researchers |
Dr Mónika Mátay, ELTE |
Website |
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Contact |
Ferenc Miszlivetz (miszlivetz.ferenc@tk.mta.hu) |
Institutional Partners |
ELTE; IGES-ISES, Corvinus University of Budapest; University of Bologna, MIRRES, Forli |
Support |
International Visegrad Fund, Central European Initiative, EU Jean Monnet Project |
Research Summary |
Civic participation on both political and social terms has traditionally been among the key subjects of research on citizenship. The project will adopt a broad notion of civic participation and focuses on both failed and successful cases of active excercises of citizenship. |