Diversity in the EU (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Flashcards
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Largest ethnic minority in EU
Largest ethnic minority in EU
Roma community (10-12 million people)
Number of official EU languages
Number of official EU languages
24 official languages
Benedict Anderson's theory (1983)
Benedict Anderson's theory (1983)
Imagined communities - nations are socially constructed
'Imagined communities' concept
'Imagined communities' concept
Nations built through shared language, culture, media
Kwame Anthony Appiah's theory (2006)
Kwame Anthony Appiah's theory (2006)
Cosmopolitanism - embracing multiple identities
EU's official motto
EU's official motto
Unity in Diversity
2015-16 migration crisis: asylum seekers
2015-16 migration crisis: asylum seekers
Over 1 million (from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq)
Merkel's migration policy phrase
Merkel's migration policy phrase
Wir schaffen das (We can do this)
Second-largest religious group in EU
Second-largest religious group in EU
Islam (esp. in France, Germany, Netherlands)
Secularisation in Western Europe
Secularisation in Western Europe
< 30% identify with religion (France, Czechia, Sweden)
French laïcité laws
French laïcité laws
Restrict religious symbols in schools
Erasmus+ programmes purpose
Erasmus+ programmes purpose
Language exchange & intercultural learning
Examples of EU regional languages
Examples of EU regional languages
Catalan, Basque, Breton, Irish, Frisian, Sorbian
Sámi people location
Sámi people location
Finland and Sweden