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National identity is a person's identity or sense of belonging to one or more states or one or more nations. [1] [2] It is the sense of "a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language". [3]
National identity is how we see ourselves as members of a nation of people. This can range from a relatively narrow ethnic identity to a broader civic identity that encompasses many ethnic and religious groups.
National identity refers to the cultural definition of belonging and being part of a nation, often linked to citizenship. It involves essentialized notions of 'being' and can result in exclusivity between different identities, such as being Black and being English.
In order to situate the substantive and methodological aims of this article, I first introduce how scholars have understood national identity, the varying academic conceptions of American identity in particular, and how these conceptions have been studied empirically.
National identity refers to a specific kind of collective feeling, i.e., a self-image or an understanding. As such, it can become part of peoples’ personal identities, too (their “sense of belonging”). An examination of “national identity” faces three challenges.
National identity refers to a person's sense of belonging to a particular nation, characterized by shared culture, language, history, and values. It plays a crucial role in shaping political culture as it influences individuals' perspectives on governance, citizenship, and national interests.
Our intellectual focus over twenty years has been on various aspects of national identity. We do, of course, have our views, both personal and intellectual, about constitutional change, but that is not what our empirical research has been about, and this book is concerned with that research.
How does 'national identity' differ from 'nationality' and having a passport? Are there particular people and places which have ambiguous or contested national identities? What happens if someone makes a claim to a national identity?
To understand what we mean when we talk of someone's having a national identity, we must first get clear about what nations are. This is not entirely straightforward, and a good deal of the later discussion will depend on my answer to this question.
It explores the objective and subjective features of identity which liberal nationalists have identified as characteristic of a national society, and which help to explain the resilience of national identity at sub-state level.