Comparative identity and evaluation of socio-political change: Perceptions of the European Community as a function of the salience of regional identities

Huici, Carmen; Ros, María; Cano, Ignacio; Hopkins, Nick; Emler, Nicholas; Carmona, Mercedes Belinchón

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-0992(199701)27:1<97::aid-ejsp810>3.0.co;2-0

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“…At core, these theories assume (a) that features of socio-structural context determine the level of inclusiveness at which individuals define themselves and identify with others (Turner et al 1987), and (b) that the willingness to embrace a superordinate identity is influenced by evaluations of the relationships between meaningful subgroup identities at different levels of inclusiveness -a process which has also been referred to as 'comparative identity' (e.g., Huici et al 1997).…”

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Understanding EU Attitudes in Multi-Level Governance Contexts: A Social Identity Perspective

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Haslam²

2008

West European Politics

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“…These comparative identity processes, we predict, will manifest themselves in a tendency to defy what is perceived as the traditional EU stance adopted by central government and/or to a tendency to reject the national (nation-state) identity (Huici et al 1997).…”

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Understanding EU Attitudes in Multi-Level Governance Contexts: A Social Identity Perspective

Mols¹,

Haslam²

2008

West European Politics

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“…The hypothesized differences in identification between the two regions were indeed observed, which suggests that the nature of the relationship between region and nation or nation and supranational institutions influences patterns of identification with nested identities. Comparable findings were reported by Huici et al (1997) regarding differences in identification between British and Scottish citizens of the UK.…”

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“…Functional models refer to differences (changes) in the political environment. Identities form and change depending on the structural relations between regional and national politics and between national and supranational politics (see also Huici et al, 1997). The socialization models concern differences (changes) in personal experiences.…”

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Inclusiveness of identification among farmers in The Netherlands and Galicia (Spain)

Klandermans

Cameselle

Rodríguez

2004

Euro J Social Psych

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In this paper we discuss inclusiveness of identification among farmers in Galicia (Spain) and The Netherlands. Identification with three nested categories-farmers in the local community, farmers in the country, and farmers in Europe was assessed among 167 Dutch and 248 Galician farmers at three points in time: winter of 1993/94, winter 1995 and fall 1995. Our findings suggest that inclusiveness reduces the level of identification. However, the observed patterns of identification were more complex than inclusiveness per se can account for. Borrowing from the common ingroup-identity model, functional and socialization models of identity formation, and a model of politicized collective identity we formulated hypotheses about patterns of identification that were to be expected. On the whole our findings supported our theoretical reasoning. Galician farmers appear to identify much less with farmers in their country and Europe than Dutch farmers do. Inclusiveness of identification appears to be linked to experience with national and supranational political institutions. More political knowledge and involvement appear to generate more inclusive patterns of identification. Among Galician farmers evaluation of the agricultural policy of the European Union is negatively related to identification with farmers in Europe, among Dutch farmers the two are positively related. Finally, more inclusive identities seem to be more politicized.

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“…For instance, findings presented in Castano (2004) with respect to samples from Belgium and Italy, in Florack & Piontkowski (2000) with Dutch and German samples, and in Díez Medrano & Guitiérrez (2001) based on Spanish data, all find some support for notions of nested, or entangled, identities. Cinnirella (1997) and Huici et al (1997), however, report negative correlations between national and European identities in their British samples.…”

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National and European identities: notions of reconcilability and inclusiveness in a case study of German trainee teachers

Pöllmann

2007

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education

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The link between formal education and national identities is widely acknowledged. Empirical research on national and supranational identities of teachers, however, is still relatively rare. Whilst a number of studies consider the special population of teachers, these contributions do not consistently focus on national and supranational identities. Based on a case study of 72 trainee teachers from Baden-Wü rttemberg (Germany), the present paper looks at the reconcilability of national and European identities and explores notions of the European Union in terms of cultural and geographical inclusiveness. Findings on the case study level are considered in their own right, but also compared to findings on the regional, national and European level, using relevant Eurobarometer survey data. The article shows that high levels of attachment to nation and high levels of attachment to Europe do not have to be mutually exclusive. It also demonstrates that, for most trainee teachers, the European Union constitutes a culturally and geographically inclusive institution that is supposed to stand for cultural diversity, peace, freedom and respect of human rights. Through comparisons that go beyond the case study level, the paper recognises the importance of regional and national contexts. Nonetheless, it argues that some of its findings are likely to be relevant for studies of national and European identities across different European societies.

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Comparative identity and evaluation of socio-political change: Perceptions of the European Community as a function of the salience of regional identities

Cited by 49 publications

References 6 publications

Understanding EU Attitudes in Multi-Level Governance Contexts: A Social Identity Perspective

Understanding EU Attitudes in Multi-Level Governance Contexts: A Social Identity Perspective

Inclusiveness of identification among farmers in The Netherlands and Galicia (Spain)

National and European identities: notions of reconcilability and inclusiveness in a case study of German trainee teachers

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