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标题：Understanding the process of creation of European identity – the role of Cohesion Policy. A review.
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作者：Vicente Royuela Mora ; Enrique López-Bazo
期刊名称：Investigaciones Regionales
印刷版ISSN：1695-7253
出版年度：2020
卷号：46
期号：46
DOI：10.38191/iirr-jorr.20.003
语种：English
出版社：Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional
摘要：This paper reviews the theoretical arguments provided by the extant literature for understanding the process of creation of a European identity. We discuss the grounds of mechanisms and determinants driving citizens’ identification with Europe, stressing the role of the territorial dimension on European identity formation. More precisely, our focus is on the literature that have considered the link between European identity and EU policies that influence the citizens’ socio-economic conditions, in general, and Cohesion Policy in particular. This is a major policy within the EU that accounted for some 350 billion euros in the 2007-2013 programming period, about a third of total EU budget. Consequently, it is expected to determine the way citizens identify with the European project, both in the regions more and less benefited by the policy. The study also considers arguments supporting a sort of urban-rural divide in European identity, which could interact with the influence of the Cohesion Policy. Initial descriptive evidence on these links is provided based on results from a comprehensive survey for 15 EU member states.