Catarina Kinnvall
Professor
Globalization and Religious Nationalism: Self, Identity and the Search for Ontological Security
Author
Summary, in English
The globalization of economics, politics, and human affairs has made individuals and groups more ontologically insecure and existentially uncertain. One main response to such insecurity is to seek reaffirmation of one's self identity by drawing closer to any collective that is perceived as being able to reduce insecurity and existential anxiety. The combination of religion and nationalism is a particularly powerful response ("identity-signifier") in times of rapid change and uncertain futures, and is therefore more likely than other identity constructions to arise during crises of ontological insecurity.
Department/s
- Department of Political Science
Publishing year
2004
Language
English
Pages
741-767
Publication/Series
Political Psychology
Volume
25
Issue
5
Links
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Political Science
Keywords
- Idéanalys och normativ politisk teori
- Politisk teori och metod
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0162-895X