Sport-Related National Pride in East and West Germany, 1992-2008

Meier, Henk Erik; Mutz, Michael

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“…Indirect evidence supporting our assumption for treating international football competitions as collective rituals comes from research showing that German spectators experienced a high level of national pride and identification with patriotic symbols during the 2010 South Africa Football World Cup and that the 2006 Germany Football World Cup contributed to patriotism in the specific domain of sport-although it was unrelated to xenophobia (Kersting, 2007). In addition, literature on sociology shows that sport is an important source of national pride in Western societies (Broch, 2016;Buffington, 2012); pride in sport achievements is a predictor of national pride (Meier & Mutz, 2016); and in some countries-such as Australia and Germany-the flag (i.e., a national symbol) is associated with sports among their inhabitants (Becker et al, 2017).…”

Section: Collective Gatherings and Ritualsmentioning

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Nationalistic Collective Rituals, Intergroup Relations, and Legitimation of National Social Systems

Salfate¹,

Páez²,

Oriol³

et al. 2020

International Review of Social Psychology

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It was as if we had beaten a country, not just a football team… Although we had said before the game that football had nothing to do with the Malvinas war, we knew they had killed a lot of Argentine boys there, killed them like little birds. And this was revenge. (Diego Maradona, 2007) I hope that people can understand that football is a sport, not war […] The past is the past. We must not put sport in the middle of politics. Chile and Argentina are brother countries, we have to show mutual respect […] If we stoop to aggression and violence, we lose that message of respect. Sport is about trying to be healthy and having fun, not a war. (Javier Mascherano, 2015) The epigraph shows two perspectives on one of the most popular sports in Latin America and the rest of the world. In this article, we test related ideas based on literature on collective rituals, national identity, and social identity theory. Specifically, we explore if international football matches can be understood as a type of nationalistic collective ritual that can lead to prejudice toward immigrants and legitimation of national social systems. National identification, outgroup prejudice, and legitimation of national social systems According to social identity theory (Tajfel, 1974; Brown, 2000), individuals develop their individual and social identity in reference to the groups to which they belong (i.e., ingroups) pursuing a positive self-concept. The specific content of that identity is built on comparison to other groups (i.e., outgroups), which usually results in a positive ingroup evaluation regardless objective assessment. A behavioral consequence of this process is the so-called ingroup bias (Tajfel, 1969). The study of social identities can be applied to different social categories, including national identities (Staerkle et al., 2010; Vargas-Salfate, Liu & Gil de Zúñiga, 2019). In this context, based on self-categorization theory (Turner, Brown & Tajfel, 1979), we can expect that when national identification is salient, members from different ingroups in a given society will be less motivated to engage in social comparison processes within that society, and more motivated to compare themselves towards other national outgroups. This focus will result in a positive characterization of the national ingroup over the outgroups because individuals pursue a positive collective self-concept. In that

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confidence: 99%

Nationalistic Collective Rituals, Intergroup Relations, and Legitimation of National Social Systems

Salfate¹,

Páez²,

Oriol³

et al. 2020

International Review of Social Psychology

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“…Many scholars have studied effects of sporting success on attitudes -especially on national pride -of several populations (e.g. Denham, 2010;Doczi, 2012;Emrich, Gassmann, Haut, Pierdzioch & Prohl, 2015;Evans & Kelley, 2002;Hallmann, Breuer & Kühnreich, 2013;Meier & Mutz, 2016;Van Hilvoorde, Elling & Stokvis, 2010). Additionally, sporting stars as role-models (Meier, 2010) and effects of elite sport success on mass sport participation have also been analyzed in many different countries with different methodological approaches (see: De Bosscher, Sotiriadou & van Bottenburg, 2013;Frick & Wicker, 2016;Payne, Reynolds, Brown & Fleming, 2002;Weimar, Wicker & Prinz, 2015).…”

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International prestige through ‘sporting success’: an evaluation of the evidence

Haut

Grix

Brannagan

et al. 2017

European Journal for Sport and Society

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A central argument for public funding of elite sport is the claim that success at the Olympic Games or world championships leads to increasing international prestige for cities and states. While this assumption seems plausible in general, it clearly lacks specification. Given this, we first discuss here several theoretical approaches in order to unpack which forms of prestige can be sought by states in which kind of sports and events. Second, we summarize the (rather limited) state of empirical research on the topic. Third, secondary data, offering possible indicators for sport-induced changes in international prestige, are presented and discussed. The resulting picture reveals that the formula 'the more success, the more prestige' is too simple. The paper concludes by suggesting methodological approaches towards a more systematic analysis of states' use of sport to acquire international prestige.

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“…A third conceptualisation, which is essentially a constrained choice version of 'national sporting pride', is offered by Meier and Mutz (2016), who presented their sample with a list of seven domains and asked them to select up to three of these to signify what made them proud of Germany. Those who selected 'achievements of German athletes', were described as 'sportive nationalists'.…”

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The impact of British sporting achievements on national pride among adults in England

Shibli

Ramchandani

Davies

2021

European Sport Management Quarterly

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Research question: Our study investigates the relationship between elite sport performance and sportive nationalism in Great Britain. Research methods: We utilise the Taking Part Survey (TPS), which gathers data from a representative sample of around 10,000 adults aged 16 and over residing in England each year. Between July 2011 and March 2016, the TPS included a question to identify the components of national pride in Great Britain. We examined 'British sporting achievements' as one of 12 domains that made people in England feel most proud of the country (Great Britain). The determinants of sportive nationalism were assessed using logistic regression analysis. Associations between monthly variations in sportive nationalism (57 data points) and specific events that might influence its level were explored. Results and Findings: Sportive nationalism was shown by only a small minority of the sample and was typically of a lesser magnitude compared with other more stable factors such as the British countryside, its history and health service. Certain population segments were more inclined to be sportive nationalists such as those who participated in sport or followed it online. Changes in sportive nationalism were seen to coincide with the performances of British athletes and teams, albeit these were temporary in nature. Implications: Our study provides limited evidence to justify government investment in elite sport on the grounds of success generating national pride. A wide range of events might influence sportive nationalism and reductions in this domain of national pride may be associated with both perceived failure and a general waning effect.

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Sport-Related National Pride in East and West Germany, 1992-2008

Cited by 24 publications

References 35 publications

Nationalistic Collective Rituals, Intergroup Relations, and Legitimation of National Social Systems

Nationalistic Collective Rituals, Intergroup Relations, and Legitimation of National Social Systems

International prestige through ‘sporting success’: an evaluation of the evidence

The impact of British sporting achievements on national pride among adults in England

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