Europeanism
Continental unity advocacy
Europeanism encompasses attitudes, policies, and movements that favor European unity, integration, or the adoption of European cultural values and practices.
In political contexts, it typically refers to support for institutions like the European Union and greater cooperation among European nations.
The term can also describe the quality of being characteristically European in outlook, customs, or style.
Her Europeanism was evident in her enthusiasm for the single currency.
Someone who holds such views may be called a Europeanist.
Adopting Euro-American practices
- cultural hegemonyDominant group's normalized beliefs
- universalismDoctrine of total reconciliation
- exceptionalismBelief in unique superiority
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
humanism · rationalism · liberalism · social democracy · welfare state · cosmopolitanism · supranationalism · federalism
European political-economic bloc
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- allianceFormal union of parties
Schengen · Brussels · parliament · commission · treaty · Maastricht · Lisbon · enlargement
Great age, ancient era
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- Greco-RomanAntiquity's blended heritage
baroque · cathedrals · castles · philosophy · humanism · democracy · rule of law · Christianity
State of fitting in
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- solidarityUnity among allies
- unityWholeness through cohesion
collective memory · shared values · civic identity · post-war reconciliation · anthem · flag · motto · demos
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- cuisinesCultural cooking styles
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
ethnicities · nationalities · coexistence · tolerance · mosaic · intercultural · cross-cultural · regional
westernization
Adopting Euro-American practices
- cultural hegemonyDominant group's normalized beliefs
- universalismDoctrine of total reconciliation
- exceptionalismBelief in unique superiority
secularism · humanism · rationalism · liberalism · social democracy · welfare state · cosmopolitanism · supranationalism · federalism · multilateralism
EU
European political-economic bloc
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
alliance · Schengen · Brussels · parliament · commission · treaty · Maastricht · Lisbon · enlargement · accession
antiquity
Great age, ancient era
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
Greco-Roman · baroque · cathedrals · castles · philosophy · humanism · democracy · rule of law · Christianity · secularization
belonging
State of fitting in
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- solidarityUnity among allies
unity · collective memory · shared values · civic identity · post-war reconciliation · anthem · flag · motto · demos · communal
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- cuisinesCultural cooking styles
traditions · ethnicities · nationalities · coexistence · tolerance · mosaic · intercultural · cross-cultural · regional · Celtic
Europeanismnationalism
Devotion to one's country
national sovereignty · nativism · localism · insularity · isolationism
EuropeanismAmericanism
US-specific word or phrase
Pan-Africanism · Pan-Arabism · Pan-Americanism · cosmopolitanism · globalism
EuropeanismEuroscepticism
Hostility toward continental integration
anti-Europeanism · Euroskepticism · nationalism · Brexit · national sovereignty