National identity and ethnic diversity

Masella, Paolo (2013) National identity and ethnic diversity. Journal of Population Economics, 26 (2). pp. 437-454. ISSN 0933-1433

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Abstract

In countries with high levels of ethnic diversity, “nation building” has been proposed as a mechanism for integration and conflict reduction. We find no evidence of lower intensity of national sentiment in more ethnically fragmented countries or in minority groups. National feelings in a minority can be higher or lower than in a majority, depending on the degree of ethnic diversity of a country. On the one hand, in countries with high ethnic diversity, nationalist feelings are less strong in minority groups than in the majorities; on the other hand, in countries with low ethnic diversity, the reverse is true.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.springer.com/economics/population/journ...
Additional Information:	© 2011 Springer-Verlag
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
JEL classification:	A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A14 - Sociology of Economics J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races; Non-labor Discrimination Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology > Z10 - General
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2014 15:09
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 00:30
Funders:	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft through the Collaborative Research Center 884
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59313

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