On nation, homeland, and democracy: Toward a novel three-factor measurement model for nationalism and patriotism

The nationalism-patriotism distinction is one of the most influential distinctions in the field of political psychology. While frequently used, the distinction suffers from a number of shortcomings that have hitherto been devoted little attention to. This dissertation aims to contribute to fill this research gap by systematically addressing these pitfalls. Notably, it does not abandon the binary distinction as such, but aims to further refine it. Thoroughly revisiting the nationalism-patriotism distinction, it synthesises the field's two predominant research traditions, i.e. the work of Kosterman and Feshbach (1989) in the U.S. and the one of Blank and Schmidt (2003) in Germany, that have not been brought into dialogue. In so doing, and engaging with research on attachment, it calls for a more nuanced triad of attachments: nationalism, that revolves around the nation; patriotism, that refers to the homeland; and democratic patriotism with democracy as its object of attachment. In line with this triad, it introduces a novel three-factor measurement model that has been validated in three studies in Germany. Overall, the dissertation underlines the need to approach ambiguous and complex concepts such as nationalism and patriotism in a more theoretically consistent way before operationalizing them in a rigorous manner.

Level thesis:degree_level

thesis.doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher

Universität Passau

Year

2023

Author dc:creator

• Mußotter, Marlene

Contributors dc:contributor

• Heinrich, Horst-Alfred
• Davidov, Eldad
• Schmidt, Peter

• Nationalismus
• Patriotismus
• Demokratie
• Nation
• Identität

Statement dc:rights

• Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International

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https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-uni-passau/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1378

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