Sandelind, C.N. (2018) Constructions of Identity, Belonging and Exclusion in the Democratic Welfare State. National Identities, 20 (2). pp. 197-218. ISSN 1460-8944
Abstract
This article investigates the conflict between a shared national identity and immigration, posed by liberal, instrumental nationalists. They worry that immigration will undermine a shared national identity that is needed to generate trust and solidarity within the democratic welfare state. The article consists of a qualitative study of Swedish and British respondents. The main conclusion is that people experience and interpret their shared identity, ideas of belonging and exclusion in the democratic welfare state differently, with different consequences for the proposed conflict. When identity and belonging was tied to contributions or to institutions, rather than a nation, the conflict between a shared identity and immigration was cushioned.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in National Identities. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | National identity; nationalism; immigration; welfare state; patriotism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Sep 2016 11:43 |
Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2023 15:49 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2016.1211999 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14608944.2016.1211999 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104296 |