Interregional contact and national identity

Christopher Roth and Manuel Bagues

No 32, ECONtribute Policy Brief Series from University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany

Abstract: Countries across Europe have struggled in recent decades to prevent secessionist movements, win wide support for social safety nets, and tackle problems demanding collective action. This column argues that to accomplish such goals requires a sense of shared, national identity. Exploiting a unique natural experiment – the random assignment of conscripts in Spain to serve outside their home region – it finds that intergroup contact in early adulthood can encourage interregional social cohesion. Governments looking to promote national identity should consider policies, such as mobility in higher education, that bring together people from different regions.

Pages: 7 pages
Date: 2022-01
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Working Paper: Interregional Contact and National Identity (2020)
Working Paper: Interregional Contact and National Identity (2020)
Working Paper: Interregional Contact and National Identity (2020)
Working Paper: Interregional Contact and National Identity (2020)
Working Paper: Interregional contact and national identity (2020)
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