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Since 2008, European societies have experienced multiple and prolonged crises, the negative effects of which have mainly impacted young people. Based on data from three waves of the European Values Study (1999, 2008, 2017) this essay analyses whether, among these effects, there is a deterioration of "cosmopolitan openness" in young people in terms of attitude and sense of belonging. Proceeding from a perspective of "social cosmopolitanism" along two lines of inquiry, the essay first analyses whether and how the crises have altered young people's attitudes of openness and sense of belonging, and if such effects differ between European countries. The second line of inquiry explores the link between these two dimensions of cosmopolitan openness and the characteristics of the young people, with particular attention to the Italian case. The research reveals the presence of internal fractures within this segment of the population with regard to young people's ways of relating to diversity and negotiating belonging, which schisms recent crises are found to have further strengthened.

Cet article contribue à la compréhension de ce qui se passe lorsque « culture » et « Europe » se rencontrent dans un contexte local. L'objet d'étude est le Festival de l'Europe ( Festival d'Europa ), un événement biennal dédié aux thèmes Européens organisé dans la ville de Florence (Italie). L'article présente l'origine du Festival, l'idée de culture adoptée par ses organisateurs et par les performances culturelles organisées par les acteurs locaux lors de l'édition 2015 du Festival, considérant ainsi les perspectives top-down et bottom-up . En utilisant des méthodes qualitatives, l'article analyse comment des répertoires culturels, centrés sur l'Europe, sont pensés et vécus.

Since 2008, the European crisis, in its many forms, has brought about an increase in inequality and has loosened the social bonds between EU citizens. It is the young who have been hit hardest by the consequences of the crisis, as much in the short term as in the long term. One would reasonably expect the European crisis to have affected young people's sense of belonging to Europe and to the EU. We will deal with this issue from the perspective of cosmopolitanism. In particular, this article, based on data from two surveys conducted in 2014 and 2018 among young university students in southern Italy, will attempt to ascertain whether the crisis is the background for young people's changed 'cosmopolitan openness' (their sense of belonging and attitude to other people), their ideas about Europe, and the depth and manner of their support for the EU; it looks at those dimensions, both jointly and separately, bringing out the finer points. While cosmopolitan feelings and support for the EU do not seem to have changed to any great extent among the young people interviewed, they are far from presenting a homogeneous group as regards their views on diversity, Europe, and their support for the European Union.