Title: The Discursive Structure of National Pride: A Cross-Country Comparison
Abstract: National pride is widely considered as a key indicator of the intensity of national identity. In a globalised world, how is national pride conceived in different cultural and national contexts? Using the national identity surveys conducted by the International Social Survey Programme in 2003, this paper examines the configuration of national pride across 16 policy issues in 33 countries and regions. The results reveal that national pride involves both a 'pride' dimension towards domestic institutional credibility and a 'prejudice' dimension derived from cultural superiority. Moreover, the national context matters a lot in the discursive structure of national pride. The pooled comparative analysis indicates that, at the time of 2003, Germans were the most concerned with the negative connotations of national pride, Russians were the least pride of their domestic institutions, and Americans are more likely to look benignly at the discursive implications of national pride.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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