Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT How do national and cosmopolitan identities impact value consensus in the contemporary world? This study employs self‐categorization theory to argue that national identity serves as a salient social identity, offering individuals a comparative fit that facilitates the internalization of prototypical values. In contrast, cosmopolitan identity, which is viewed as a post‐national identity in this study, is considered non‐salient and fails to foster value consensus, as it cannot offer a comparative fit. Drawing on the Joint European Values Study/World Values Survey (EVS/WVS) 2017–2022 dataset, this study contributes to the ongoing debate with the following conclusions: first, higher national identity means within countries contribute to value consensus regarding conformity; second, neither national nor cosmopolitan identities' means influence value consensus concerning tradition; and third, elevated national identity means bolster value consensus on benevolence, while increased cosmopolitan identity means weaken value consensus on benevolence.
Source: Sociology Compass
DOI: 10.1111/soc4.70153
Author: Debing Lian
Institution: Philipps University of Marburg
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,350
OpenAlex ID: W7117460032