Abstract
Theories of social integration presuppose a model of cultural consensus which is very much based on the nation-state. This idea of culture as a unitary framework based on consensus on core values, which are supposed to be embodied in European cultural identity, is reflected in many debates on European integration which stress the need for a socio-cultural dimension. But this idea of cultural cohesion as a prerequisite for social integration fails to understand the nature of culture and social integration. Culture is becoming the site for new conflicts over identity politics and European integration is not leading to greater cohesion but to increased opportunities for contentious action. This paper examines conceptions of culture and social integration in particular with respect to the prospects of a Europeanization based on reflexivity and pluralization. This essay is a critique of a deeply embedded myth: the notion that social integration requires cultural cohesion in order to secure public commitment. This myth has been perpetuated in sociological theory since Durk
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