Abstract
This paper examines whether the civic-ethnic framework is indeed relevant for the distinction between Western and Eastern Europe from institutional and public opinion perspectives. Multilevel analysis of data from the last wave of the European Value Study across 45 countries shows that there are indeed dissimilar conceptions of nationhood in the West and in the East. In Eastern Europe there is higher support for the ethnic component than the civic component and there are stronger relations between national identification and the ethnic component. The results indicate that, despite critiques of the civic-ethnic framework, to a certain extent, it reflects a distinction between Western and Eastern Europe.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 123-143 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Perspectives on European Politics and Society |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2013 |
Keywords
- Eastern Europe
- National identity
- Western Europe
- citizenship policy
- civic identity
- cross-national comparison
- ethnic identity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Political Science and International Relations