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The purpose of this article is to discuss the type of attachment and allegiance propounded in the recently proclaimed Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Charters such as Bills of Rights are generally held to be reflective of and evocative of a rights-based constitutional patriotism. The EU is not a state; there are widely different conceptions of what it is and should be, one of which is the vision of a Europe of nation states. Is the spirit of the Charter thus instead that of deep diversity, i.e. reflective of a wide diversity of views, visions and values as to what the EU is and ought to be? The article contrasts constitutional patriotism and deep diversity as alternative underlying philosophies of the Charter and also briefly examines the Charter's presumed ability to produce either type of sentiment of allegiance.

Considers how to connect the philosophical & geographical discourse on place with that about the democratic political community. An exploration of the idea of democratic place-making reveals the relationship of place with particularism as well as the explicit & implicit role played by place in discussions of political community. Consideration is given to moral issues surrounding debates about the European Union (EU); different visions of political community that frame discussions about the EU's future; the tension in democratic theory between its defense of universal justice & practical aspects of governance in limited places; & how the connection between place & subject demonstrates that visions of democratic political community involve both implicit geographies & conceptions of self. Emphasis is placed on the need for a spirit of "cosmopolitan place" which grounds individuals in a local context while simultaneously advancing their ability to empathize across borders. It is concluded that the establishment of "good places" in democratic societies requires maintaining a balance between particularistic & universalistic ends. J. Lindroth

Considers how to connect the philosophical & geographical discourse on place with that about the democratic political community. An exploration of the idea of democratic place-making reveals the relationship of place with particularism as well as the explicit & implicit role played by place in discussions of political community. Consideration is given to moral issues surrounding debates about the European Union (EU); different visions of political community that frame discussions about the EU's future; the tension in democratic theory between its defense of universal justice & practical aspects of governance in limited places; & how the connection between place & subject demonstrates that visions of democratic political community involve both implicit geographies & conceptions of self. Emphasis is placed on the need for a spirit of "cosmopolitan place" which grounds individuals in a local context while simultaneously advancing their ability to empathize across borders. It is concluded that the establishment of "good places" in democratic societies requires maintaining a balance between particularistic & universalistic ends. J. Lindroth