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Europeanism is an intellectual tradition, also known as a school of thought, that presents a shared body of knowledge, ideas, and beliefs relating to Europeans. Most commonly divided into academic and ideological strains, academic Europeanism is chiefly concerned with accurately understanding the past, present, and future of Europeans around the world and presenting this analysis in a cohesive, streamlined structure through the use of consistent, precise terminology. Subsidiary traditions underneath the umbrella of Europeanism include ethnic traditions such as Italianism and subethnic traditions like Americanism.

Beginning in the mid-20th century it became somewhat taboo across the European World to ethnographically analyze Europeans and so much of the prominent scholarship in this field was done in the 19th century and early 20th century. However, much of the intellectualism produced during that time is so outdated that it is largely irrelevant today or is deeply flawed due to a lack of access to modern scientific breakthroughs like genetic testing. For example, there was once a common but incorrect perception that there is a significant genetic difference between Germanic Europeans and Slavic Europeans. Similarly, the study of the European Diaspora with groups like Americans, Argentines, or Brazilians was often limited as the countries which these groups founded and predominated in were much less populous and powerful than they are today and the genetic testing required to analyze European groups which had a significant amount of non-European admixture had not yet been invented. 

Modern attempts to accurately ascertain and publicize things like the exact number and locations of Europeans around the world, while breaking them down into their precise ethnic and subethnic categories is often highly politicized and not without risks. Publicly affirming these truths can come with significant repercussions. However, intellectuals throughout history have generally held that it is their responsibility to pursue truth, regardless of where it leads and what it costs, because truth holds intrinsic value as an end in itself.