In the early days of European integration, identity politics played a marginal role in what was
an isolated, elite-driven, and unpoliticised integration process. Things have changed …

A degree of collective identity is often perceived to be a requirement for integration of core
state powers, and even more so when redistributive measures are at stake. Existing …

This article theorizes and tests the association between the ego‐tropic and socio‐tropic
dimensions of three sets of grievances, that is, economic, value‐based and security‐related …

We investigate whether greater economic insecurity increases distrust in government and
fosters authoritarian politics. Using the 2016 American National Election Studies dataset, we …

Purpose: This paper aims to analyse the data regarding the national identification and sense
of belonging of secondary school students with and without immigration backgrounds …

Social cohesion issues, such as xenophobia and racism, are major societal challenges for
South Africa. What can be put forward to address these challenges? By drawing together …

There is considerable research showing that economic threat influences people's social and
political views. There are two prevailing perspectives on threat and political attitudes …

This study explores the link between ethnic divides and affective polarization by proposing
that individual differences in outparty affect towards ethnic parties are associated with either …

This chapter examines how Korean people's sense of societal fairness (ie, social trust) has
shifted over time (from 2004 to 2014). To that end, it focuses on the roles of egocentric and …

The European integration project started as a primarily economic project of political elites.
Over time, it developed to deal with political and cultural issues and became an object of …