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

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-181

  Reeskens, Tim ^a,b   Wright, Matthew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ethno cultural diversity; European Values Study; multilevel analysis; nationalism; social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872662682     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414012453033     Document Type: Article

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