The Challenge of Cultural Diversity: A Test of a Common European Identity

Andraž Konc

doi:10.47814/ijssrr.v8i4.2559

Andraž Konc Doctoral Student at School of Advanced Social Studies, Slovenia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v8i4.2559

Keywords: European Identity, Cultural diversity, Multiculturalism, Interculturalism, European Union values, Integration

Abstract

Europe is facing challenges to its common identity, which is threatened by both the great cultural diversity among European nations and the large influx of immigrants from other parts of the world. Faced with crises that call into question the real possibility of a common European identity, the European Union must strive toward underlining common European values and the importance of history. While the diversity of values in Europe is also reflected within the EU, it is crucial to try establishing harmony regarding strengthening a common culture as well as respecting diversity.

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