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

Mols, Frank; Haslam, S. Alexander

doi:10.1080/01402380801939693

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“…How should one respond if one rejects Europe as a category? ; Mols & Haslam, ). However, the convenience of such measures, along with the desire to obtain standardized data that are easy to aggregate, has ensured their continued dominance.…”

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Social Identity Mapping: A procedure for visual representation and assessment of subjective multiple group memberships

Cruwys

Steffens

Haslam

et al. 2016

British J Social Psychol

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In this research, we introduce Social Identity Mapping (SIM) as a method for visually representing and assessing a person's subjective network of group memberships. To provide evidence of its utility, we report validating data from three studies (two longitudinal), involving student, community, and clinical samples, together comprising over 400 participants. Results indicate that SIM is easy to use, internally consistent, with good convergent and discriminant validity. Each study also illustrates the ways that SIM can be used to address a range of novel research questions. Study 1 shows that multiple positive group memberships are a particularly powerful predictor of well-being. Study 2 shows that social support is primarily given and received within social groups and that only in-group support is beneficial for well-being. Study 3 shows that improved mental health following a social group intervention is attributable to an increase in group compatibility. In this way, the studies demonstrate the capacity for SIM to make a contribution both to the development of social-psychological theory and to its practical application.

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Social Identity Mapping: A procedure for visual representation and assessment of subjective multiple group memberships

Cruwys

Steffens

Haslam

et al. 2016

British J Social Psychol

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“…Finally, an emerging issue in political psychology is how social identities at different levels of inclusiveness interact and how these identity dynamics shape attitudes toward superordinate integration (e.g., EU) and subgroup independence (e.g., Cataluña, Scotland) (e.g., Mols & Haslam, ). The present study, by focusing on uncertainty identification processes at different levels of inclusiveness, expands our understanding of identity dynamics in multilevel governance.…”

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Reaching Across the DMZ: Identity Uncertainty and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula

Jung

Hogg

Choi

2015

Political Psychology

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Drawing on uncertainty‐identity theory (Hogg, 2012), we explore the effects of uncertainty concerning a specific social identity on group identification and attitudes toward subgroup integration and separation in South Koreans' nested identity context (N = 148). All variables were measured. Path analysis revealed, as predicted, that superordinate identity uncertainty weakened superordinate identification and subgroup identity uncertainty weakened subgroup identification. We also found that subgroup identity uncertainty strengthened superordinate identification. This effect was stronger for those who perceived their superordinate group prototype and subgroup prototype to be distinct and nonoverlapping. Furthermore, superordinate identity uncertainty decreased reunification intentions by weakening superordinate identification. Subgroup identity uncertainty increased reunification intentions by strengthening superordinate identification only for those who perceived their superordinate group prototype and subgroup prototype to be distinct and nonoverlapping. Implications for uncertainty identity theory and intergroup relations are discussed.

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“…The third concerns the pertinence of the regional milieu. This research highlights that identity and identification attributes of such a milieu are relevant to better understand élite preferences in multi-level political systems (Mols and Haslam 2008;Mols et al 2009). These three sets of factors extend to the territorial level the classic argument about interest-versus value-based approaches to EU integration.…”

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“…Apart from some pioneering case study evidence (Mols and Haslam 2008;Mols et al 2009), no study has analysed the supranational preferences of such regio-crats on a large scale. Our research question is thus both descriptive and analytical.…”

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Support from below? Supranational institutions, regional élites and governance preferences

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Bauer²

2013

J. Pub. Pol.

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There has been little research on élite preferences regarding supranational integration. Regional élites have been particularly neglected, even though they are implementers of European policies and programmes and therefore contribute to the integration process. To bridge this gap, this article explores the preferences of top regional civil servants -regio-crats -towards one of the most prominent supranational institutions, the European Commission. We put five explanations to the test. Support in favour of a stronger, more autonomous Commission can be driven by (1) pragmatic inter-institutional alliances, (2) the domestic distribution of power, (3) benefits derived from the integration process itself, (4) identity and identification elements and (5) transactionalism. We find support for three of these explanations as inter-institutional relations, perceived benefits and region-specific identity characteristics contribute to and account for regio-crat preferences. This resonates with interest-versus value-based approaches to European Union (EU) integration and contributes towards a better understanding of the dynamics at play in integrating multi-jurisdictional polities, of which the EU is an example.

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

Cited by 17 publications

References 48 publications

Social Identity Mapping: A procedure for visual representation and assessment of subjective multiple group memberships

Social Identity Mapping: A procedure for visual representation and assessment of subjective multiple group memberships

Reaching Across the DMZ: Identity Uncertainty and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula

Support from below? Supranational institutions, regional élites and governance preferences

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