EUROPEAN IDENTITY IN POST-TRUTH ERA: EASTERN CASE

Abstract

European identity exists within nationalist identities. This fact came into existence especially after European Union (EU) came together and evolved. European identity, especially in post-truth era where emotions are being used by politicians to justify their policies, identity politics is useful more than ever. But using populist policies might cause a shift in identity. In this paper concept of post-truth will be examined and a connection with post-truth politics and populism will be linked. After that, European political identity evaluation and acknowledged European values of EU will be examined. Conclusion on a shift occurring in Eastern European identity will be reached due to the evaluation in which Eastern European countries has stronger tendency towards populism.

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Seray YILDIZ

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Seray YILDIZ (2022). EUROPEAN IDENTITY IN POST-TRUTH ERA: EASTERN CASE. Journal of International Relations and Political Science Studies, 1(6), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-711623