How political are national identities? A comparison of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in the 2010s
Research demonstrates the multi-dimensional nature of American identity arguing that the normative content of American identity relates to political ideologies in the United States, but the sense of belonging to the nation does not. This paper replicates that analysis and extends it to the German an...
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| author | Matthias Mader Thomas J. Scotto Jason Reifler Peter H. Gries Pierangelo Isernia Harald Schoen |
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| description | Research demonstrates the multi-dimensional nature of American identity arguing that the normative content of American identity relates to political ideologies in the United States, but the sense of belonging to the nation does not. This paper replicates that analysis and extends it to the German and British cases. Exploratory structural equation modeling attests to cross-cultural validity of measures of the sense of belonging and norms of uncritical loyalty and engagement for positive change. In the 2010s, we find partisanship and ideology in all three nations explains levels of belonging and the two content dimensions. Interestingly, those identifying with major parties of the left and right in all three countries have a higher sense of belonging and uncritical loyalty than their moderate counterparts. The relationship between partisanship, ideology, and national identity seems to wax and wane over time, presumably because elite political discourse linking party or ideology to identity varies from one political moment to the next. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07f0cfe7cd244c9e92a0067a3b2f52792022-12-22T00:16:01ZengSAGE PublishingResearch & Politics2053-16802018-09-01510.1177/2053168018801469How political are national identities? A comparison of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in the 2010sMatthias Mader0Thomas J. Scotto1Jason Reifler2Peter H. Gries3Pierangelo Isernia4Harald Schoen5University of Mannheim, GermanyUniversity of Strathclyde, United KingdomUniversity of Exeter, United KingdomUniversity of Manchester, United KingdomUniversity of Siena, ItalyUniversity of Mannheim, GermanyResearch demonstrates the multi-dimensional nature of American identity arguing that the normative content of American identity relates to political ideologies in the United States, but the sense of belonging to the nation does not. This paper replicates that analysis and extends it to the German and British cases. Exploratory structural equation modeling attests to cross-cultural validity of measures of the sense of belonging and norms of uncritical loyalty and engagement for positive change. In the 2010s, we find partisanship and ideology in all three nations explains levels of belonging and the two content dimensions. Interestingly, those identifying with major parties of the left and right in all three countries have a higher sense of belonging and uncritical loyalty than their moderate counterparts. The relationship between partisanship, ideology, and national identity seems to wax and wane over time, presumably because elite political discourse linking party or ideology to identity varies from one political moment to the next.https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168018801469 |
| spellingShingle | Matthias Mader Thomas J. Scotto Jason Reifler Peter H. Gries Pierangelo Isernia Harald Schoen How political are national identities? A comparison of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in the 2010s Research & Politics |
| title | How political are national identities? A comparison of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in the 2010s |
| title_full | How political are national identities? A comparison of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in the 2010s |
| title_fullStr | How political are national identities? A comparison of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in the 2010s |
| title_full_unstemmed | How political are national identities? A comparison of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in the 2010s |
| title_short | How political are national identities? A comparison of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in the 2010s |
| title_sort | how political are national identities a comparison of the united states the united kingdom and germany in the 2010s |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168018801469 |
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