The Eurozone Crisis: Psychological Mechanisms Undermining and Supporting European Solidarity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1)
- Through which theories can we understand the negative perceptions of European nations’ citizens towards others and the current developments towards nationalism?
- (2)
- How can we draw on these theories to develop mechanisms which could help to (re)unite European citizens and establish a positive European identity?
2. Intergroup Conflict—or Why Europe Remains National
2.1. Resource Conflicts: The EU as an IOU?
2.2. “Us and Them”: Nations through a Social Identity Lens
3. Nations within Europe—An Ingroup Projection Perspective
4. Towards Solidarity
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgement
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Reese, G.; Lauenstein, O. The Eurozone Crisis: Psychological Mechanisms Undermining and Supporting European Solidarity. Soc. Sci. 2014, 3, 160-171. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci3010160
Reese G, Lauenstein O. The Eurozone Crisis: Psychological Mechanisms Undermining and Supporting European Solidarity. Social Sciences. 2014; 3(1):160-171. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci3010160
Chicago/Turabian StyleReese, Gerhard, and Oliver Lauenstein. 2014. "The Eurozone Crisis: Psychological Mechanisms Undermining and Supporting European Solidarity" Social Sciences 3, no. 1: 160-171. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci3010160