The expert contributors show that the development of a European identity and a common European culture is a prerequisite for European integration; that European identity and a common political culture will not develop rapidly but emerge slowly, and that the beginnings of a European identity and a common European culture are currently emerging.

Contents: Preface and introduction Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Dieter Fuchs PART I: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 1. Cultural Diversity, European Identity and Legitimacy of the EU: A Review of the Debate Olivier Ruchet 2. Cultural Diversity, European Identity and Legitimacy of the EU: A Theoretical Framework Dieter Fuchs PART II: EUROPEAN IDENTITY, NATIONAL IDENTITY AND SUPPORT FOR THE EU 3. Support of the EU and European Identity: Some Descriptive Results Dieter Fuchs and Christian Schneider 4. Multiple Identities and Attitudes Towards Cultural Diversity in Europe: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis Andrea Schlenker-Fischer 5. National and European Identity: The Case of France Isabelle Guinaudeau PART III: ATTITUDE FORMATION TOWARDS THE EU 6. Deliberation and the Process of Identity Formation: Civil Society Organizations and Constitution Making in the EU Julia De Clerck-Sachsse 7. National Political Conflict and Identity Formation: The Diverse Nature of the Threat from the Extreme Left and Extreme Populist Right Simon Bornschier 8. Making the Polity: Exploring the Linkage between European Citizens’ and Political Elites’ Preference for European Union Public Policy Catherine E. de Vries and Christine Arnold 9. Explaining Support for European Integration: An Attitudinal Model Dieter Fuchs 10. Cultural Diversity, European Identity and Legitimacy of the EU: Summary and Discussion Dieter Fuchs, Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Andrea Schlenker-Fischer Index