Changing European Identities: Social Psychological Analyses of Social Change (International Series in Social Psychology) - Softcover

Moves towards federalism within the European Union, and the political transition since the collapse of Communism have given rise to a number of developments, such as the resurgence of nationalism and the creation of new nations and alliances which European populations are asked to identify with. These changes pose a number of challenges for social psychology, and provide a highly topical and relevant context for exploring the validity, and pushing back the limits of current theories.
In this book, a group of predominantly European academics explore these issues and challenges - primarily through different versions of social identity theory, but also through alternative models such as alienation theory and representational identity theory. This range of approaches will make 'Changing European Identities' an extremely useful text for undergraduate and research students, academics and professionals in social psychology. It will also provide a valuable new perspective on people's reactions to change in Europe for a wide range of social and political scientists and analysts.

CONTRIBUTORS: Martyn Barrett, Michael Billig, Jonathan Chase, Xenia Chryssochoou, Marco Cinnirella, Mark Dermot, Hans-Peter Erb, Denis Hilton, Gabriel Horenczyk, Mary Horton, Uwe Kanning, Karmela Liebkind, Rosemarie Mielke, David Molian, Amélie Mummendey, Mark Peterson, Carlo Ruzza, Margarita Sanchez-Mazas, Annamaria Silvana de Rosa, Peter Smith, Elisabeth Sousa, Michael Wenze