Variation in Nationalist Sentiments among Individuals in Asia during the Age of Globalization Restricted; Files Only

Abstract

How does cultural globalization affect individuals’ attitudes regarding state nationalism? There is a dearth of research on the effects of cultural globalization on nationalism at the individual level, despite the abundance of literature on the impact of economic globalization on nationalism. To fill this gap, this study utilized public opinion data on Asian citizens and employed fixed effects models. The findings suggest that individuals' perceptions of cultural globalization slightly, but significantly, enhance their nationalist sentiments. These findings are consistent with Social Identity Theory. The results have important implications for how cultural factors can help explain variations in people's state nationalist sentiments. They also suggest the need for the inclusion of cultural globalization in the development of an overall globalization index.

Table of Contents

Introduction...................................................................................................................1

Conceptualizing Nationalism and State Nationalism..........................................................3

Variation in Nationalism..................................................................................................6

Globalization and Cultural Globalization..........................................................................7

Globalization and Nationalism.........................................................................................9

Social Identity Theory and the Hypothesis.......................................................................11

Data and Measurements.................................................................................................13

Measuring state nationalism...........................................................................................14

Measuring cultural globalization.....................................................................................15

Other controls of nationalism.........................................................................................16

Methods........................................................................................................................17

Results..........................................................................................................................18

Empirical Limitations and Concerns................................................................................20

Discussion.....................................................................................................................22

Conclusion....................................................................................................................24

References.....................................................................................................................27

Tables

Table 1. Multi-Variable Regression Analysis on State Nationalism (ABS)............................37

Table 2. Multi-Variable Regression Analysis on State Nationalism (Pew)............................38

Figure

Figure 1. Causal diagram of variables..............................................................................39

Appendices

Appendix A. Coding Rules of Nationalism (ABS) .............................................................40

Appendix B. Coding Rules of Cultural Globalization (Pew)................................................41

Appendix C. Comparison of the Index Construction Methods...........................................42

R Code.........................................................................................................................44

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School	Emory College
Department	Political Science
Degree	B.A.
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Political Science, General
Keyword	State Nationalism Cultural Globalization Public Opinion Social Identity Theory
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Thomas D. Lancaster, Emory University
Committee Members	Emily Gade, Emory University Bumyong Choi, Emory University

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