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National Identity (national + identity)
Kinds of National Identity Selected AbstractsIntroduction: Mestizaje, Mulataje, Mestiçagem in Latin American Ideologies of National IdentitiesJOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN ANTHROPOLOGY, Issue 1 2003Jean Muteba RahierArticle first published online: 28 JUN 200 [source] Threatening Others: Nicaraguans and the Formation of National Identities in Costa RicaAMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST, Issue 4 2005TANYA BASOK Threatening Others: Nicaraguans and the Formation of National Identities in Costa Rica. Carlos Sandoval-García. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2004. 263 pp. [source] The Contested Nation: Ethnicity, Class and Gender in National Identities by Stefan Berger and Chris Lorenz (eds.)NATIONS AND NATIONALISM, Issue 1 2010JOSÉ RICARDO MARTINS No abstract is available for this article. [source] Memory, Masculinity and National Identity in British Visual Culture, 1914,1930: A Study of ,Unconquerable Manhood' by Gabriel KoureasGENDER & HISTORY, Issue 1 2010JOHN BAXENDALE No abstract is available for this article. [source] Rioting for Dignity: Masculinity, National Identity and Anti-US Resistance in PanamaGENDER & HISTORY, Issue 2 2007Alan McPherson First page of article [source] Native Americans and National Identity in Early North AmericaHISTORY COMPASS (ELECTRONIC), Issue 5 2006Tyler Boulware Nation as a concept has been applied to a variety of peoples and societies across time and space, and Native Americans during the colonial era are no exception. This essay offers a brief exploration into the uses and meanings of nation and national identity for the indigenous peoples of North America. It suggests that alternate definitions of collective identity might prove more suitable, which should remind us of the need to both clarify our conceptual framework and take into account the tremendous diversity that existed in early America. [source] English and British National IdentityHISTORY COMPASS (ELECTRONIC), Issue 3 2006Krishan Kumar National identities in the British Isles have been a neglected subject of study for a long time, though interest has been growing recently. Why the neglect, and why the new interest? This article proposes that much of the puzzle has to do with the peculiar, and dominating, position of England historically within the United Kingdom. This has led to a relative indifference to questions of national identity on the part of the English, and, by a defensive reaction, a corresponding increase, over time, with such questions on the part of the Scots, Welsh and Irish. The English developed a largely ,non-national' conception of themselves, preoccupied as they were with the management of the United Kingdom and the British Empire; the ,Celtic' nations followed a more familiar pattern of developing national consciousness, as shown elsewhere in Europe. With the loss of the British Empire, large-scale immigration, the call of Europe, and renewed nationalist movements that threaten the ,break-up' of Britain, it is the English who find themselves most acutely faced with questions of national identity. Hence the new interest in national identity, especially among the English but also generally throughout the United Kingdom as other groups seek to imagine alternative futures for themselves. [source] Invisible Borders: Economic Liberalization and National IdentityINTERNATIONAL STUDIES QUARTERLY, Issue 4 2000Patricia M. Goff Various developments in the post,WWII global economy have led many scholars of international relations to contend that borders are eroding. My argument takes issue with this, suggesting that borders are not becoming increasingly meaningless; instead, some states are working to endow them with meaning in innovative ways. Specifically, I examine the trade disputes over culture industries during recent GATT and NAFTA talks to demonstrate that some states are shifting their attention from territorial borders to conceptual or invisible borders. Many governments support the removal of borders that serve as barriers to the movement of goods, services, capital, information, and, in some cases, people. Nevertheless, these same governments resist the increasing permeability of borders that provide the boundaries of political community. [source] Reinventing Poland: Economic and Political Transformation and Evolving National Identity , Edited by M. Myant and T. CoxJCMS: JOURNAL OF COMMON MARKET STUDIES, Issue 5 2008PAUL G. LEWIS No abstract is available for this article. [source] Afro-Cuban Religiosity, Revolution, and National IdentityJOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN ANTHROPOLOGY, Issue 2 2006Christine Ayorinde No abstract is available for this article. [source] Containing "Contamination": Cardinal Moran and Fin de Siècle Australian National Identity, 1888,1911JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS HISTORY, Issue 1 2010MARK HEARN Cardinal Patrick Moran, the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney 1884,1911, believed that Australian Catholicism would flourish with the emergence of the new nation through Federation in 1901, provided that Australians turned away from foreign influences, including anarchism and nihilism. Moran also sought to use Australia to "Christianise" the enormous population of China, and believed that Chinese immigration could make a useful contribution to nation building. As the nineteenth century closed, Moran's aims were also complicated by the more insidious threats represented by a challenge to religious faith by fin de siècle ideas , a modernism manifesting as both a general challenge and a specific doctrinal relativism that might erode the Church's authority, and the threat Moran felt was posed to the development of the liberal Australian state and the Catholic Church by radical political alternatives. Concern that a mood of religious apostasy and secularisation might spread to the Catholic community also influenced Moran's support for the fledgling Australian Labor Party, which Moran believed could develop as an instrument to reinforce a moral and inclusive sense of Australian identity for the Catholic working class. Like his pro-Chinese views, Moran's advocacy of "the rights and duties of labour" was defined by an imagined alliance of evangelism and nation building, stimulated by the fear, as he expressed in 1891, of "an unchristianized world." [source] The Immigration Dilemma: The Role of Perceived Group Competition, Ethnic Prejudice, and National IdentityJOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES, Issue 3 2001Victoria M. Esses In this article, we discuss the role of perceived competition for resources in determining negative attitudes toward immigrants and immigration in North America. We first provide background information on immigration policies and levels of immigration to Canada and the United States. Following an overview of our theoretical perspective, we then describe the research we have conducted in Canada and the United States indicating that perceived zero-sum competition between groups, whether situationally induced or a function of chronic belief in zero-sum relations among groups, is strongly implicated in negative immigration attitudes. In addition, we describe our recent attempts to improve attitudes toward immigrants and immigration through the targeting of zero-sum beliefs and through manipulations of the inclusiveness of national identity. [source] Mind and Matter: The Duality of National Identity in the German-Danish Borderlands by Peter ThalerNATIONS AND NATIONALISM, Issue 2 2010RASMUS GLENTHØJ No abstract is available for this article. [source] Protestant Nations Redefined: Changing Perceptions of National Identity in the Rhetoric of the English, Dutch and Swedish Public Churches, 1685,1772 by Pasi IhalainenNATIONS AND NATIONALISM, Issue 3 2007ANTHONY D. SMITH [source] Sport and National Identity in the Post-War World by Adrian Smith and Dilwyn Porter (eds.)NATIONS AND NATIONALISM, Issue 1 2007GRANT JARVIE [source] The Formation of Croatian National Identity: a Centuries-old Dream?NATIONS AND NATIONALISM, Issue 2 2005Mitchell Young [source] Land and Nation in England: Patriotism, National Identity and the Politics of Land, 1880,1914 , By Paul ReadmanPARLIAMENTARY HISTORY, Issue 3 2009MATTHEW ROBERTS No abstract is available for this article. [source] National Identity and Attitude Toward Foreigners in a Multinational State: A ReplicationPOLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 2 2003Jaak Billiet An analysis of the 1995 Belgian General Election Survey indicates that the bipolar national identity variable, which contrasts citizens who identify exclusively with the Belgian nation with those who identify exclusively with the Flemish or Walloon subnation, measures not only the direction but also the intensity of national feelings. Respondents who are located at the middle of the scale tend to have a weak identification with both the nation and the subnation. On the basis of a structural equations modeling approach involving a test of the construct equivalence in the two regions and a control for agreeing-response bias, it is shown that the bipolar national identity variable and attitude toward foreigners are inversely related in Flanders and Wallonia. In Flanders, citizens with a strong subnational identification tend to have a negative attitude toward foreigners; those with a strong Belgian identification are more positive. This relationship became more pronounced after controlling for the respondents' level of education. In Wallonia, a reverse but less pronounced relationship was found. These findings support the hypothesis that the relationship between the variables of national identity and attitude toward foreigners is not intrinsic, but is at least partly determined by the social representation of the nation. [source] Political Violence and the Construction of National Identity in Latin America edited by Will Fowler and Peter LambertTHE LATIN AMERICANIST, Issue 2 2009Eduardo Frajman No abstract is available for this article. [source] Defining British National IdentityTHE POLITICAL QUARTERLY, Issue 1 2000Biku Parekh First page of article [source] Contesting National Identity During Crisis: The Use of Patriotism in Israeli AdvertisementsCOMMUNICATION, CULTURE & CRITIQUE, Issue 3 2010Anat First Globalization processes have been accelerating since the early 1990s, and Israeli society is undergoing significant changes. Within these changes, symbols, beliefs, and new values are adopted to replace the old ones. Evidence of the Americanization of Israeli society can also be found in advertising, where the dominance of the American narrative has been notable since the 1990s. Over the years a significant increase has occurred in the use of American scenery, values, and heroes, along with the use of English. In this article, we seek to examine whether this extensive use of American motifs in Israeli advertising is also evident during times of national crises in the first decade of 2000. Contester l'identité nationale en temps de crise : l'usage du patriotisme dans les publicités israéliennes Anat First & Eli Avraham Les processus de mondialisation s'accélèrent depuis le début des années 1990 et la société israélienne vit de profonds changements. Dans le cadre de ces transformations, des symboles, des croyances et de nouvelles valeurs sont adoptés afin de remplacer les anciens. Des preuves de l'américanisation de la société israélienne peuvent aussi être vues dans les publicités, où la domination du narratif américain se remarque depuis les années 1990. Au fil des ans, le recours à des paysages, des valeurs et des héros américains, ainsi que l'usage de l'anglais, ont augmenté de façon importante. Dans cet article, nous cherchons à examiner si cet usage considérable de thèmes américains dans les publicités israéliennes est également visible lors de périodes de crises nationales, au cours des années 2000. Luchando por la Identidad Nacional Durante las Crisis: El Uso del Patriotismo en la Publicidad Israelí Anat First & Eli Avraham School of Communication, Netanya Academic College, Netanya, Israel University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel Resumen Los procesos de globalización se han ido acelerando desde los principios de 1990, y la sociedad Israelí está sufriendo cambios significativos. Dentro de estos cambios, los símbolos, creencias, y nuevos valores son adoptados para reemplazar los antiguos. Evidencia de la Americanización de la sociedad Israelí puede ser encontrada también en la publicidad, donde el domino de la narrativa Americana ha sido notable desde 1990. A través de los años un incremento significativo ha ocurrido en el uso de la escenografía Americana, los valores, y los héroes, además del uso del inglés. En este artículo buscamos examinar si este uso extensivo de los motivos Americanos en la publicidad Israelí es evidente también durante los tiempos de crisis nacionales en la primera década del 2000. [source] English and British National IdentityHISTORY COMPASS (ELECTRONIC), Issue 3 2006Krishan Kumar National identities in the British Isles have been a neglected subject of study for a long time, though interest has been growing recently. Why the neglect, and why the new interest? This article proposes that much of the puzzle has to do with the peculiar, and dominating, position of England historically within the United Kingdom. This has led to a relative indifference to questions of national identity on the part of the English, and, by a defensive reaction, a corresponding increase, over time, with such questions on the part of the Scots, Welsh and Irish. The English developed a largely ,non-national' conception of themselves, preoccupied as they were with the management of the United Kingdom and the British Empire; the ,Celtic' nations followed a more familiar pattern of developing national consciousness, as shown elsewhere in Europe. With the loss of the British Empire, large-scale immigration, the call of Europe, and renewed nationalist movements that threaten the ,break-up' of Britain, it is the English who find themselves most acutely faced with questions of national identity. Hence the new interest in national identity, especially among the English but also generally throughout the United Kingdom as other groups seek to imagine alternative futures for themselves. [source] National identity and constitutionalism in Europe: IntroductionNATIONS AND NATIONALISM, Issue 1 2010BILL KISSANE First page of article [source] National identity in Northern Ireland: stability or change?NATIONS AND NATIONALISM, Issue 4 2007JOHN COAKLEY ABSTRACT. This article addresses a set of fundamental, long-term factors associated with the Northern Ireland conflict: the pattern of underlying values and attitudes, especially those related to identity, that have helped to shape the nature of intercommunal competition. Using all generally available public opinion data, the article explores in particular the nature of national identity and of related forms of belonging for political behaviour. It notes the mutually reinforcing character of political loyalties within the Protestant community (where national identity, communal affiliation, constitutional preference and party support tend to coincide in a ,Protestant-unionist' package) and the failure of this to be matched within the Catholic community (where the components of the ,Catholic-nationalist' package are less closely interrelated). It concludes by speculating about the implications of these value configurations for political development, suggesting that they are unlikely to contribute to any fundamental political change in Northern Ireland in the short or medium term. [source] National identity and economic development: reiteration, recapture, reinterpretation and repudiation*NATIONS AND NATIONALISM, Issue 3 2003Ross Bond This article attempts to move beyond assumptions that nationalism is essentially cultural and/or narrowly political, and that it is primarily past-oriented and defensive. We do this by examining evidence relating to the creative (re)construction of the nation from a contemporary economic perspective. Paying particular attention to Scotland and Wales, we show that the mobilisation of national identity within this process of (re)construction is not exclusive to those who seek greater political autonomy. National identity is also mobilised, often in a ,banal' fashion, by non-political national institutions such as economic development agencies. We argue that, within the strategies and discourses of economic development, historic national characteristics are reconciled with contemporary needs and aspirations through four processes: reiteration, recapture, reinterpretation and repudiation. [source] Social representations of history in Malaysia and Singapore: On the relationship between national and ethnic identityASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 1 2002James H. Liu Social representations of history were investigated using surveys among university populations of ethnic Malays, Chinese, and Indians in Singapore and Malaysia. Representations of history and historical leaders tended to be hegemonic or consensual, showing low levels of conflict across ethnicity and nationality, even regarding the separation of these two nations. Tendencies towards in-group favoritism and ontogeny were slight, but statistically significant on some measures. National and ethnic identity were positively correlated, with ethnic identity stronger than national identity in Malaysia, and strongest among Malays in Malaysia. National identity was strongest among Chinese in Malaysia, followed by Chinese in Singapore. Results of regression analyses on national identity suggest that ethnicity is more sensitive in Malaysia than in Singapore. Results are interpreted through the frameworks provided by social representations theory and social identity theory. It is argued that hegemonic representations of history are associated with positive correlations between national and ethnic identity. [source] Gender and National Identity Constructions in the Cross-Border Merger ContextGENDER, WORK & ORGANISATION, Issue 3 2005Janne Tienari In this article we explore ways in which vertical gender inequality is accomplished in discourse in the context of a recent chain of cross-border mergers and acquisitions that resulted in the formation of a multinational Nordic company. We analyse social interactions of ,doing' gender in interviews with male senior executives from Denmark, Finland and Sweden. We argue that their explanations for the absence of women in the top echelons of the company serve to distance vertical gender inequality. The main contribution of the article is an analysis of how national identities are discursively (re)constructed in such distancing. New insights are offered to studying gender in multinationals with a cross-cultural team of researchers. Our study sheds light on how gender intersects with nationality in shaping the multinational organization and the identities of male executives in globalizing business. [source] ,Going to Brazil': transnational and corporeal movements of a Canadian-Brazilian martial arts communityGLOBAL NETWORKS, Issue 2 2008JANELLE JOSEPH Abstract In this article I use a case study of capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian martial art/dance/game) in Canada to bring together sport and transnationality literatures. I show that understandings of transnationality can be extended through both investigating people born and raised in the North, since they play an important role in creating transnational spaces, and attending to the corporeal means that people deploy to connect to a homeland or ,travel' to a foreign country. Through adopting a particular racialized/ national style of movement, those who ,stay put' in the North can ,move' across ethnic boundaries, if not geopolitical borders. Real (international), imagined (virtual and emotional), and corporeal (embodied) ,travel' to Brazil are key experiences of the senior capoeirista (capoeira devotee). Sporting activities provide an exceptional window onto transnationality studies, given that ways of moving are fundamental to social, cultural and national identities. [source] Learning to be Palestinian in Athens: constructing national identities in diasporaGLOBAL NETWORKS, Issue 4 2007ELIZABETH MAVROUDI Abstract In this article I focus on constructions of diasporic national identities and the nation as active and strategic processes using the case study of Palestinians in Athens. I seek, thereby, to contribute to debates on national identity, the nation and long-distance nationalism, particularly in relation to those in diaspora with a collective cause to advocate. I explore how first- and second-generation Palestinians in Athens construct and narrate Palestinian national identities, the homeland and political unity. I argue that the need to ,choose' to be Palestinian, often for political reasons, highlights that the nation is not a ,given' entity. This can be a difficult process for those in diaspora to deal with, as there may be tensions between constructions of political unity and attachment to the homeland and feelings of ambivalence and in-between-ness that may be seen as politically counterproductive. However, I stress that ,messy' and contradictory narratives and spatialities of diasporic national identities that come about as a result of cross-border or transnational (dis)connections do not necessarily lead to apathy and, therefore, can be important. [source] Celebrating Ourselves: The Family Reunion Rituals of African-Caribbean Transnational FamiliesGLOBAL NETWORKS, Issue 3 2004Constance R. Sutton In the past decade, family reunions have become an important ritualized event among Afro-Caribbean transnational migrants. Dispersed across a large number of North Atlantic countries, Afro-Caribbeans have turned to organizing events specifically designed to reunite kinfolk. The rituals constitute a celebration of family as a distinct social group with a kin-based, lineage-like identity. Re-creating kin ties among those spread across different nations and transmitting kin-based connections to their offspring are the main incentives for holding these rituals. In this article I describe three different recent family reunions, one held in Barbados, one in Grenada, and one in Trinidad and Barbados. I analyse the specific forms these rituals take, relate their differences from the social positioning of the core members of the kin groups and discuss the signifying practices of the reunions for maintaining Caribbean family connections in the diaspora. Finally, I raise questions about how the kin-based identities constructed in the reunion rituals intersect with race/class, ethnic and national identities. [source] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||