23 research outputs found
Crossmodal correspondences between odors and contingent features: odors, musical notes, and geometrical shapes
Perspective on the Eastern Enlargement : Triumph of the EU or Seed of Its Destruction?
Efter en kortfattad bakgrundsdiskussion om östutvidgningens dilemman behandlas frĂ„gan om en gemensam identitet för EU och vari denna kan tĂ€nkas bestĂ„. Argumentet Ă€r att förekomsten av en gemensam identitet byggd pĂ„ gemensamma vĂ€rden Ă€r nödvĂ€ndig för tilliten inom unionen, liksom för dess inflytande och anseende i vĂ€rlden. DĂ€refter diskuteras de utmaningar som nu riktas mot EU:s gemensamma vĂ€rdegrund: frĂ„n de illiberala demokratierna Ungern och Polen, frĂ„n auktoritĂ€ra stater utanför EU som Ryssland och Turkiet samt frĂ„n populistiska strömningar över hela EU-omrĂ„det. Kapitlet avslutas med en summering och nĂ„gra handlingsrekommendationer för hur en gemensam vĂ€rdegrund, identitet och tillit kan vĂ€rnas inom unionen.After a background discussion of the dilemmas raised by the eastern enlargement of the European Union in 2004, the issue of a common identity for the EU and where this might reside is addressed. The argument is that the existence of a common identity based on shared values is critical to trust within the Union, as well as to its influence and standing in the world. The discussion then turns to the challenges nowadays being directed at the shared fundamental values of the EU: from the âilliberal democraciesâ of Hungary and Poland; from authoritarian states outside the EU, such as Russia and Turkey; and from populist currents across the entire EU and outside it. The chapter ends with a summation and recommended action to safeguard shared values, common identity and trust within the Union