Ritual and Affect in Europe Day Celebrations: Institutional Practices of European Identity Construction in Crisis

TY - JOUR

T1 - Ritual and Affect in Europe Day Celebrations

T2 - Institutional Practices of European Identity Construction in Crisis

AU - Lambert, Marina

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies published by University Association for Contemporary European Studies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2023/9

Y1 - 2023/9

N2 - This article analyses Europe Day celebration practices and explores the role of ritual and its utility in eliciting the affective dimension of European identity construction in crisis. The article reflects on the considerable variation of Europe Day celebration practices, proposes a typology of Europe Day events and reflects on their merit in eliciting reason- and affect-driven institutional approaches in the strategic promotion of European identity to the public. The article employs affect theory to reflect on the relationship between emotions and identity. It argues that institutional efforts aimed to promote European identity within the Europe Day platform rely on actualizing the affective potential underpinning collective identities with the view to compel public support for European integration by inciting emotional engagement and boosting the public's affective investment.

AB - This article analyses Europe Day celebration practices and explores the role of ritual and its utility in eliciting the affective dimension of European identity construction in crisis. The article reflects on the considerable variation of Europe Day celebration practices, proposes a typology of Europe Day events and reflects on their merit in eliciting reason- and affect-driven institutional approaches in the strategic promotion of European identity to the public. The article employs affect theory to reflect on the relationship between emotions and identity. It argues that institutional efforts aimed to promote European identity within the Europe Day platform rely on actualizing the affective potential underpinning collective identities with the view to compel public support for European integration by inciting emotional engagement and boosting the public's affective investment.

KW - affect theory

KW - Europe day

KW - European identity

KW - political emotions

KW - ritual

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85150360418&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/jcms.13470

DO - 10.1111/jcms.13470

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85150360418

SN - 0021-9886

VL - 61

SP - 1394

EP - 1409

JO - Journal of Common Market Studies

JF - Journal of Common Market Studies

IS - 5

ER -