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National identity profiles and support for the European Union
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Abstract Scholars have long recognized that national identity-related factors are among the strongest predictors of citizens’ attitudes toward the European Union. But while some find that they reinforce support for the European Union, other scholars show that national identity undermines its support. In this... view more
Scholars have long recognized that national identity-related factors are among the strongest predictors of citizens’ attitudes toward the European Union. But while some find that they reinforce support for the European Union, other scholars show that national identity undermines its support. In this article, we aim to disentangle this puzzle by studying how the national identity profiles of European citizens relate to support for the European Union across individuals and member states. To this end, we employ data from the International Social Survey Program 2013, by far the most extensive collection of survey questions on national identity, and the technique of latent class analysis. Our results show which specific configurations of national identity entail support, ambivalence or rejection of the European Union, their antecedents, and their variation across countries.... view less
Keywords
national identity; attitude; attitude research; EU; typology; ISSP; Western Europe; Eastern Europe
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Free Keywords
Cross-national analysis; European Union; ISSP 2013 - "National Identity III" - ZA No. 5950
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 293-315
Journal
European Union Politics, 22 (2021) 2
Issue topic
Tracing the development of nationalist attitudes in the EU
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116520980068
ISSN
1741-2757
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed