Parochial cosmopolitanism, EU hyper-mobile elites and the nation state

Does parochial cosmopolitanism among European hyper-mobile elites challenge Europe’s nation states?

Antonia Mochan @antoniam

EU citizenship

● 1957 Treaty of Rome● 1992 Treaty of Maastricht

➔ Vote/stand in local/European elections➔ Consular assistance➔ Live, work, study, retire in any EU state

Why people move

Features of national identity (after Smith)

● historic territory or homeland● common myths and historical memories● common mass public culture● common legal rights and duties● common economy with territorial mobility

Exceptional centres

Icons of power

Porosity of borders

Variations of economic factors

Characteristics of cosmopolitan fluid (Urry)

Extensive mobilityCuriosity about place, peoples and culturesWillingness to take risksAdherence to global standards

EU selection criteria

Thank you!

Paper is available at http://euonym.eu