Nationalism and Social Capital

Social Capital

‘connections among individuals - social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them.’ (Putnam, 2000)

norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness social networks

CultureStructure

‘connections among individuals - social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them.’ (Putnam, 2000)

________Dependent Variable_________

Ethnic diversity (Immigration)

– Multiculturalism (or ethnic diversity) relates tocommunities containing multiple cultures. […] As a descriptive term, it usually refers to the simple fact of cultural diversity. (Heywood 2000 in wikipedia, 2013)

________Independent variables_________

Conceptual model

Diversity

(Immigration)Social capital

-

________ Theoretical debate _________

Putnam (2007) - E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty-first Century The 2006 Johan

Skytte Prize Lecture

Nationalism – Who’s in?

Civic/Liberal (Jus sanguinis )

• “Respect for countries laws and political insitutions” (Reeskens &Wright, 2013)

-> Article 8 of Rijkswet op het Nederlanderschap– Taal

– verbondenheid

________Mediating Variable_________

“Ik zweer (verklaar) dat ik de

grondwettelijke orde van het Koninkrijk

der Nederlanden, haar vrijheden en

rechten respecteer en zweer (beloof) de

plichten die het staatsburgerschap met

zich meebrengt getrouw te vervullen.”

Degene die de verklaring aflegt

voegt daar ter bevestiging aan toe:

“Zo waarlijk helpe mij God almachtig”

of:

“Dat verklaar en beloof ik”.(Rijksoverheid, 2009)

Nationalism – Who’s in?

Civic/Liberal (Jus sanguinis)

• “Respect for countries lawsand political insitutions” (Reeskens &Wright, 2013)

-> Article 8 of Rijkswet op het Nederlanderschap– Taal

– verbondenheid

Ethnic (Jus soli)

• Born on soil

• Ancestry

-> Article 3 of Rijkswet op het Nederlanderschap

________Mediating Variable_________

Conceptual model

Diversity/

ImmigrationSocial capital

Type of nationalism

-

________ Theoretical debate _________

Reeskens, T., & Wright, M. (2013). Nationalism and the Cohesive Society : A Multilevel Analysis of the

Interplay among Diversity, National Identity, and Social Capital across 27 European Societies . Comparative

Political Studies, 46, pp. 153-181.

Hypothesis 1: Countries where civic nationalism ishigh are experience a smaller negative effect of effect of diversity on social capital than those where it is not.

Hypothesis 2: Countries where civic nationalism ishigh are experience a smaller negative effect of effect of diversity on social capital than those where it is not.

________Hypothesis_________

• World Value Study gulf 2005-2007

• DIOC 2001• OECD Trade Union Density

• Economic surveys from OECD

________Datasets_________

________ Operationalization_________

Nationalism (WVS)

Social capital (VWS)

“Generally speaking, would

you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful in

dealing with people?” Y/N

“Active/Inactive membership of labour unions”

Requirements for Citizenship: How important?

Requirement Importance (3=very important)

Born on soil 1 2 3

Ancestry 1 2 3

Follow the law 1 2 3

Variables of Interest

Ethnic diversity/immigration (OECD)

________ Operationalization_________

Standard Social Science Control Variables

Institutional variables

1. Years of continuous democracy

2. Level of economic inequality

3. Effecetiveness of formal institutions

Control

Interaction effects

Questions or Comments?

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