With growing inequality, the American dream is becoming less effective as a collective myth.
With its focus on material success, competition and self‐reliance, the intensified diffusion of …

In the past decades, numerous publications have been addressing questions of national
and European Identity on the micro level. Only few shed light on the contents that constitute …

Citizens form strong psychological attachments to the nation-state, which has proven to be a
robust and enduring political entity. But citizens relate to a nation in different ways. This …

Morally charged rhetoric is commonplace in political discourse on immigration but scholars
have not examined how it affects divisions over the issue among the public. To address this …

This article addresses the extent to which economic downturns influence the perception of
immigrants as an economic threat and through which channels this occurs. Our primary …

A neglected topic in empirical research on national identity is its stability at the individual
level, and this is especially true for its content, that is, the meaning elements that people …

Immigration is among the most vividly discussed topics in Europe's national parliaments in
recent years, often with a particular emphasis on the inflow of Muslims. This article examines …

This article brings, for the first time, two of the most pivotal distinctions in nationalism studies
into extended dialogue: the civic–ethnic distinction (CED) and the nationalism–patriotism …

Recognizing democratic backsliding and increasing support for authoritarianism, research
on public preferences for democracy and its authoritarian alternatives has gained traction …

Europe as a supranational entity is frequently associated to inclusive and cosmopolitan
values, which explains why identification with Europe generally relates to tolerant attitudes …