Huntington cid 127 Western Europe civilization Eastern Europe is where Western civilization ends Identities are voluntary but not arbitrary ex Egyptians in Kosovo under Serbs known gypsies or Roma previously in the middle ages aren t really Egyptians ex Australia as an Asian country and in Asia during 1970s isn t really Asia who is the collective in a country and how is that measured identity as self identification but also accounts for others thoughts too Americans Japanese Chinese all view British as Europeans cid 127 What is Britain still exist dead classic nationstate historically or just a state devolved territories Scotland Wales Northern Ireland English opposition to Europe rather than a British one Britain to become more less European for survival Does the country wish to be European Barnett six meanings of European 1 white 2 Christian European not ENglish or British formally formerly or ex post Christian 3 geographically EUropean second smallest continent cid 127 Western extension of Eurasia Could Britain truly accept that her modern destiny was to be a European country Hugo Young geographers say that Britain is a part of Europe yes 4 EU 5 European is supporter of the project of the European Union as in committed dedicated European 6 European standards values Austria accepted after being pitted against these a Europe in which Hitler and Haider weren t European Is British Europe under these terms history distinguishing factor British Exceptionalism with European blood story of continuity which contrasts with the fickle mutability of the continent constantly changing regimes borders monarchs constitutions etc Common Law Parliament sovereignty Crown in Parliament Britain as a proud and independent minded island race according to Blair exceptionalism is a norm no differentiation cid 127 Western and European classifications for normality deconstruction view history in larger framework systematic comparisons with European experiences other Europeans embraced Protestantism and some even invented it look at the whole story of the British Isles a history of four nations de insularization cid 127 much more European Treaties of Rome to Treaty of Amsterdam capitalism Americanization Anglo American capitalism as opposed to Rhine Alpine model EU based trade largest part of investment is in from US fascination with American policy and solutions cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 Question becomes Is britain fully committed to the EU and some version of the European project what is meant by Britain cid 127 membership in EU is 25 positive benefits 25 European Commission trust 24 connotation of Europe peculiar to Britain l Europe europeene British Europeans lack this no conclusion ideal myth stuff of which political identities are made of other identities are too strong but Europeans is partial partial identities are not shallow Britains are European but not only European only a partial identity cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127