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National Identity, Political Interest and Human Rights in Europe: The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Victor D. Bojkov
Victor D. Bojkov*
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Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. v.d.bojkov@lse.ac.uk
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This article is about national identity, political interest and the creation of international human rights regimes. Geographically, it is focused on Western Europe and the very recent process of establishing the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Both national identity and political interest are seen as important determinants of this process, defining its discourse and outcome. The relationship between the two is complex and recursive. They influence each other to an extent that warrants seeing them as mutually constitutive. On one hand, the social, political and economic projects elites engage in have to resonate positively with dearly held elements of national identity but have also the power to modify them. Being a psychological phenomenon, on the other hand, national identity is a dynamic concept that employs common historically defined memories, traditions and customs but is also subject to the influence of the political context within which it operates.

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Nationalities Papers , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , June 2004 , pp. 323 - 353
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Copyright © 2004 Association for the Study of Nationalities of Eastern Europe 

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