The aim of this thesis is to study the impact of national symbols’ desecration on intergroup relations and socio-psychological factors (identification and patriotism) that may moderate these consequences. Because they strengthen the cohesiveness, distinctiveness and cultural identity of a group, national symbols ensure a secure social identity. Based on social identity theory, we hypothesized that symbol desecration, even if perpetrators are ingroup members, would constitute a threat and thus provoke a diffuse pro-ingroup bias. Intergroup consequences could be moderated by rigid or conservative identification with the national group, i.e., blind patriotism. These issues are explored in four experimental chapters. The first three chapters ex...
This research examines the influence of exposure to normalized nationalist ideology on individuals a...
Numerous cases can be shown of nations that elevate symbols they associate with their own defeat to ...
The overall objective of this thesis is to examine the extent to which different ways of imagining o...
Cette thèse étudie l’impact des dégradations de symboles nationaux sur les relations intergroupes et...
Desecrating a national symbol is a powerful means of protest or of showing antipathy for a national ...
International audienceDesecration of national symbols is a recurring societal phenomenon that can le...
Social psychology research shows that symbols play an important role in reinforcing group identity a...
Group identity symbols such as flags and logos have been widely used across time and cultures, yet r...
The effects of a positive national identification on implicit and explicit out-group evaluations are...
2 The present research examines effects of exposure to the German flag on out-group prejudice in Ger...
The influence of pro- versus anti-discrimination ingroup norms on Swiss nationals' attitudes towards...
Collective actions are actions undertaken by a group in order to provoke social change. In the 20th ...
Flags are conceptual representations of group membership that can prime nationalism and allegiance t...
Past research suggests that people identify with positively evaluated groups. However, some in-group...
In two post-conflict societies (Serbia and Cyprus), the authors investigated how people cope with in...
This research examines the influence of exposure to normalized nationalist ideology on individuals a...
Numerous cases can be shown of nations that elevate symbols they associate with their own defeat to ...
The overall objective of this thesis is to examine the extent to which different ways of imagining o...
Cette thèse étudie l’impact des dégradations de symboles nationaux sur les relations intergroupes et...
Desecrating a national symbol is a powerful means of protest or of showing antipathy for a national ...
International audienceDesecration of national symbols is a recurring societal phenomenon that can le...
Social psychology research shows that symbols play an important role in reinforcing group identity a...
Group identity symbols such as flags and logos have been widely used across time and cultures, yet r...
The effects of a positive national identification on implicit and explicit out-group evaluations are...
2 The present research examines effects of exposure to the German flag on out-group prejudice in Ger...
The influence of pro- versus anti-discrimination ingroup norms on Swiss nationals' attitudes towards...
Collective actions are actions undertaken by a group in order to provoke social change. In the 20th ...
Flags are conceptual representations of group membership that can prime nationalism and allegiance t...
Past research suggests that people identify with positively evaluated groups. However, some in-group...
In two post-conflict societies (Serbia and Cyprus), the authors investigated how people cope with in...
This research examines the influence of exposure to normalized nationalist ideology on individuals a...
Numerous cases can be shown of nations that elevate symbols they associate with their own defeat to ...
The overall objective of this thesis is to examine the extent to which different ways of imagining o...