Social identities, emotions and policy preferences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6327239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johanna Hornung (0000-0001-6542-3985, University of Bern), Nils C Bandelow (0000-0002-6745-3253, Technische Universität Braunschweig) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 178-199 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/03055736y2024d000000036 |
| OpenAlex | W4396850653 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 66 |
Emotions are gaining increasing attention in public policy. Policy process research so far has focused on the effects of emotions rather than their roots. In social psychology, emotions are a central part of social identity theory (SIT), and the relevance of social identities in the policy process (SIPP) has recently been acknowledged. This raises the question of how the identification with social groups is linked to emotions related to policies and policy preferences. Filling this research gap, this article analyses social identities and resulting emotions as potential explanations for public policy preferences. The findings reveal that the strength of social identities is a significant predictor for policy-related emotions. However, it also shows that the explanatory power of social identities and related emotions differs by policy field. Our results have implications for the study of social groups and emotions and for understanding and overcoming conflicts between people with different identities and emotions
Economics · Political science · Positive economics · Public economics · Social policy · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 7,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |