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Understanding the Constructions of Identities by
Young New Europeans
Kaleidoscopic selves
By Alistair Ross
‘We have so much to learn from this work and so much to care about for the future of this
extraordinary region in our globalising world. Teachers, politicians, sociologists and many others
will benefit enormously from reading this latest instalment in Ross's ongoing journey to track how
young people in Europe see themselves and others.’ - Professor Ian Menter, University of
Oxford, UK
How do young people construct their identities in the complexity of their own country, belonging to
the European Union, and being part of global society? This book is based on a unique empirical
study of a thousand young people, aged between eleven and nineteen, from fifteen European
countries. Covering East European states that joined the EU between 2004 and 2008, and the
candidate states of Macedonia, Turkey, Iceland and Croatia, the complex interwoven narratives of
young Europeans present an intricate and intriguing analysis of how identities are constructed.
Alistair Ross offers a significant original contribution to the literature on identities, providing a
wealth of cross-national data and a wide range of significant theoretical possibilities across a
group of related disciplinary areas. Fluid narratives of the self are shown to constitute a rich
pattern that varies and modifies as it is seen through the different lenses of national culture,
European institutions, and of outsiders.
This book explains how young people frame their identities, drawing on discourses of culture and
society and constructing them through interchanges with friends, family and the media. It will be of
interest to academics and researchers in the fields of political sociology, education, European
studies, and ethnicity and identity studies.
22 July 2014
HB: 978-0-415-70740-4/ £90.00
Also available as an e-Book
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alistair Ross is Emeritus Professor of Education at London Metropolitan University, UK, and
Jean Monnet Professor of Citizenship Education in Europe.
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Radostina.Christova@tandf.co.uk
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