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Symbolic universes between present and future of Europe: First results of the map of European societies' cultural milieu

Sergio Salvatore
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Viviana Fini
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Terri Mannarini
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Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri
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Evrinomi Avdi
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Fiorella Battaglia
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Jorge Castro-Tejerina
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Enrico Ciavolino
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Irini Kadianaki
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Nikita A. Kharlamov
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Anna Krasteva
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Katrin Kullasepp
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Anastassios Matsopoulos
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Claudia Meschiari
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Piergiogio Mossi
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Polivios Psinas
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Rozlyn Redd
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Alessia Rochira
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Gordon Sammut
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Jaan Valsiner
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Antonella Valmorbida
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Abstract

This paper reports the framework, method and main findings of an analysis of cultural milieus in 4 European countries (Estonia, Greece, Italy, and UK). The analysis is based on a questionnaire applied to a sample built through a two-step procedure of post-hoc random selection from a broader dataset based on an online survey. Responses to the questionnaire were subjected to multidimensional analysis–a combination of Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Cluster Analysis. We identified 5 symbolic universes, that correspond to basic, embodied, affect-laden, generalized worldviews. People in this study see the world as either a) an ordered universe; b) a matter of interpersonal bond; c) a caring society; d) consisting of a niche of belongingness; e) a hostile place (others’ world). These symbolic universes were also interpreted as semiotic capital: they reflect the capacity of a place to foster social and civic development. Moreover, the distribution of the symbolic universes, and therefore social and civic engagement, is demonstrated to be variable across the 4 countries in the analysis. Finally, we develop a retrospective reconstruction of the distribution of symbolic universes as well as the interplay between their current state and past, present and future socio-institutional scenarios.

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hal-02182396 , version 1 (12-07-2019)

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Sergio Salvatore, Viviana Fini, Terri Mannarini, Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri, Evrinomi Avdi, et al.. Symbolic universes between present and future of Europe: First results of the map of European societies' cultural milieu. PLoS ONE, 2018, ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0189885⟩. ⟨hal-02182396⟩
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