Turboglobalização e Interdependência: o Projeto de Cidadania Europeia

Abstract

When examining the determination of the concept of citizenship, one encounters a historically challenging definition, particularly from the perspective of the European citizenship project, which is grounded in and develops within a supranational context. Thus, the definition of citizenship introduced by the European Initiative beginning in 1960 expanded the relationship traditionally tied to the nation-state. By Lisbon, in 2007, it had evolved into an instrument granting citizens of Member States cross-border rights that preserve their cultural and political particularities, recognizing the individual as an end in itself and fostering a sense of belonging to a broader political-legal order. In this way, supranational citizenship has sought to reconfigure the foundations of civic participation and political belonging, while simultaneously resisting the obstacles presented by the global acceleration of the contemporary world and adapting to the social and political changes characterizing the European project. Accordingly, this study aims to examine the construction and challenges of the concept of European citizenship in the context of supranational integration and the transformations brought about by turboglobalization, also analyzing the role of European institutions and the impact of interdependence, which intensify and challenge traditional models of governance and belonging