КОНЦЕПТУАЛІЗАЦІЯ ПОЛІТИКИ ФОРМУВАННЯ ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКОЇ ІДЕНТИЧНОСТІ: ДОСВІД ДЛЯ УКРАЇНИ

Abstract

The article is devoted to the scientific substantiation of the conceptual foundations of the European identity formation’s policy. The European identity policy, in our opinion, is one of the most illustrative examples of the introduction of evidence-based policy tools and the use of science in political decision-making among all other European policies. Research projects funded by the European Commission were part of the process of intelligent policy design. We believe that it is thanks to scientific research, despite the complexity of the phenomenon of «identity» itself, its atypicality as a direction of government policies, that today not only the power of «identity» as a resource capable of solving a number of problems of social development has been proven, but also the most effective mechanisms and tools for its implementation have been identified. The political goal of forming a European identity has a complex mechanism; each of its dimensions is implemented through the EU’s cultural, educational, youth, and regional policies. The policy of European identity formation was conceptualized on the basis of the development of institutional foundations, formation of political, economic, and legal institutions, and creation of political and legal frameworks for implementing the policy of stimulating and supporting the development of European social and cultural practices.