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Nationalism, Patriotism, and Support for the European Union

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ID7972028
AuthorsLeonie Huddy (0000-0003-1313-625X, Stony Brook University), Alessandro Del Ponte (0000-0002-1677-4030, National University of Singapore, corresponding author), Caitlin Davies (0000-0003-0909-2231, Missouri State University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume42
Issue6
Pages995-1017
Publication date2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/pops.12731
OpenAlexW3133589367
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited72

Does attachment to a nation enhance or dampen support for the European Union (EU)? Using the 2003 and 2013 ISSP national‐identity modules, we isolate and provide multi‐item measures of two distinct types of national attachment—nationalism and patriotism. We find that they are positively related yet have divergent effects. We validate the measures showing that nationalism increases, and patriotism decreases, support for nationalistic policies (anti‐immigration and protectionism) as expected. We then test the effects of nationalism and patriotism on EU attitudes and find that nationalism increases, and patriotism decreases, opposition to the EU. The presence of a neo‐nationalist political party enhanced the effects of nationalism on opposition to the EU, underscoring the importance of political rhetoric in shaping nationalistic EU opposition. In further support of the rhetoric hypothesis, the most‐educated nationalists are most likely to oppose the EU in countries with a neo‐nationalist political party and vote for such parties when present

Economics · International trade · National identity · Nationalism · Opposition (politics · Patriotism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Protectionism · Rhetoric · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements

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