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Anti-Europeanism is hostility, opposition or discrimination directed towards the governments, culture
Culture

Culture is difficult to define. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions....
 or people
People

The English noun people has two distinct fields of application:* as a Count noun, a group of humans, either with unspecified traits, or specific characteristics ....
 of Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
.

Anti-Europeanism, which is distinct from Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism

Euroscepticism has become a general term for opposition to the process of further European integration. It is not, however, a single ideology, and eurosceptics differ on both their vision of Europe and on the manner in which it is perceived to fail: thus some eurosceptics seek a different form of European Union whilst some seek the withdraw...
, refers to rejection of the culture of Europe
Culture of Europe

The culture of Europe might better be described as a series of overlapping cultures. Whether it is a question of West as opposed to East; Christianity as opposed to Islam; many have claimed to identify cultural fault lines across the continent....
 and Europeanisation
Europeanisation

Europeanisation refers to a number of related phenomena and patterns of change.*Outside of the social sciences, it commonly refers to the growth of a European continental identity or polity over and above national identities and polities on the continent....
, sentiments, opinions and discrimination against European ethnic groups
European ethnic groups

The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. European ethnology is the field of anthropology focusing on Europe....
, and criticism of policies of European governments and the European Community
European Community

The European Community is one of the three pillars of the European Union created under the Maastricht Treaty . It is based upon the principle of supranationalism and has its origins in the European Economic Community, the predecessor of the European Union....
.

Some aspects of anti-Europeanism, in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and elsewhere, are rooted in the history of colonialism
History of colonialism

The historical phenomenon of colonisation is one that stretches around the globe and across time, including such disparate peoples as the Hittites, the Incas and the British Empire....
 and its impact and aftermath
Impact and evaluation of colonialism and colonization

Colonialism is the practice of creating Human settlements in lands other than the parent land. Historically, this has often involved killing or subjugating the indigenous population....
 in former European colonies
List of former European colonies

This is a list of former European colonies....
.

Some anti-European attitudes are related to political differences.






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Anti-Europeanism is hostility, opposition or discrimination directed towards the governments, culture
Culture

Culture is difficult to define. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions....
 or people
People

The English noun people has two distinct fields of application:* as a Count noun, a group of humans, either with unspecified traits, or specific characteristics ....
 of Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
.

Anti-Europeanism, which is distinct from Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism

Euroscepticism has become a general term for opposition to the process of further European integration. It is not, however, a single ideology, and eurosceptics differ on both their vision of Europe and on the manner in which it is perceived to fail: thus some eurosceptics seek a different form of European Union whilst some seek the withdraw...
, refers to rejection of the culture of Europe
Culture of Europe

The culture of Europe might better be described as a series of overlapping cultures. Whether it is a question of West as opposed to East; Christianity as opposed to Islam; many have claimed to identify cultural fault lines across the continent....
 and Europeanisation
Europeanisation

Europeanisation refers to a number of related phenomena and patterns of change.*Outside of the social sciences, it commonly refers to the growth of a European continental identity or polity over and above national identities and polities on the continent....
, sentiments, opinions and discrimination against European ethnic groups
European ethnic groups

The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. European ethnology is the field of anthropology focusing on Europe....
, and criticism of policies of European governments and the European Community
European Community

The European Community is one of the three pillars of the European Union created under the Maastricht Treaty . It is based upon the principle of supranationalism and has its origins in the European Economic Community, the predecessor of the European Union....
.

Some aspects of anti-Europeanism, in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and elsewhere, are rooted in the history of colonialism
History of colonialism

The historical phenomenon of colonisation is one that stretches around the globe and across time, including such disparate peoples as the Hittites, the Incas and the British Empire....
 and its impact and aftermath
Impact and evaluation of colonialism and colonization

Colonialism is the practice of creating Human settlements in lands other than the parent land. Historically, this has often involved killing or subjugating the indigenous population....
 in former European colonies
List of former European colonies

This is a list of former European colonies....
.

Some anti-European attitudes are related to political differences. Foreign policy
Foreign policy

A state's foreign policy, also called the international relations policy, is a set of goals outlining how the country will interact with other countries economically, politically, socially and militarily, and to a lesser extent, how the country will interact with non-state actors....
 issues, particularly with respect to the 2003 invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq

The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1, 2003, was spearheaded by the United States, backed by United Kingdom forces and smaller contingents from Australia, Spain, Poland and Denmark....
 from which several European governments withheld their support, prompted criticism from politicians and columnists in the United States, where some anti-European attitudes also reflect domestic policy
Domestic policy

Domestic policy presents decisions, laws, and programs made by the government which are directly related to issues in the country.See also: Public policy...
 concerns about the possible results if European policies were to be adopted there.

See also

  • Anti-German sentiment
    Anti-German sentiment

    Anti-German sentiment is defined as a fear or hatred of Germany, its German people, and the German language....
  • Eurocentrism
    Eurocentrism

    Eurocentrism is the practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture....
  • Eurotrash
    Eurotrash

    Eurotrash may refer to:* Eurotrash , a pejorative term referring to various perceptions of some Europeans* Eurotrash * A pejorative term for Eurodance or Europop...
  • Francophobia
    Francophobia

    Francophobia, or Gallophobia, as well as Francophobe, are terms that refer to a dislike toward the Government of France, Culture of France, History of France, or Demographics of France of France or the Francophonie....
  • Old Europe
    Old Europe

    Old Europe is a term that was popularized in January 2003 after then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld used it to refer to European countries that did not support the 2003 invasion of Iraq, specifically France and Germany....
  • Pan-Europeanism