This project deals with the different concepts of national identity (nationalism, patriotism, civic and ethnic citizenship). The analytical interest focuses on the determinants at the individual and contextual level that influence attitudes to national identity over time. In addition, democracy-relevant consequences of national identity are also examined. The project is based on both a Large-N comparison as well as on detailed analyses of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The doctoral thesis of Steffen Wamsler is embedded in this project.
New Papers
- The Pandemic and the Question of National Belonging: Covid-19 Threat and Conceptions of Nationhood, in: European Journal of Political Research, 2022 (together with Steffen Wamsler, Julian Erhardt and Max Filsinger) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12515.
- National Identity between Democracy and Autocracy: A Comparative Analysis of 24 Countries, in: European Political Science Review (together with Julian Erhardt and Steffen Wamsler). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773920000351.
- National Identity and Populism. The Relationship between Conceptions of Nationhood and Populist Attitudes, in: Nations and Nationalism (together with Max Filsinger, Steffen Wamsler and Julian Erhardt). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.12689.
