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One nation under a groove?: understanding national identity

Georgiadis, Andreas and Manning, Alan ORCID: 0000-0002-7884-3580 (2013) One nation under a groove?: understanding national identity. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 93. pp. 166-185. ISSN 0167-2681

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.jebo.2012.10.013

Abstract

There is a lot of evidence that identity matters for behaviour. There is a widespread belief that societies will function better if they manage to establish a common sense of identity among the population and contemporary fears in many countries that this common identity is threatened. This paper presents a simple framework for the determinants of identity and uses it to inform an empirical investigation of the correlates of national identity in Britain. Our main conclusions are that people who feel they are treated with respect and who feel tolerated are the most likely to identify with feeling part of Britain.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-econom...
Additional Information: © 2012 Elsevier B.V
Divisions: Economics
Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
J Political Science > JC Political theory
JEL classification: D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D71 - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital; Social Networks
Date Deposited: 03 Dec 2012 15:12
Last Modified: 06 Mar 2024 00:27
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/47581

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