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3.1. Global Shifts in Attitudes: Display Full Size
3.1. Global Shifts in Attitudes: Display Full Size
1. Attitudes
3. Nationalist policies
Pride in the own nation also offers insight in nationalism. While often described
as ‘patriotism’, pride indicates individual identification with a collectivity. The
World Value Survey asked citizens to indicate the level of pride that they take in
their nation. Again, the degree to which citizens are very proud around the world
would require a multi-causal approach, with citizens in developing countries
(Ghana, Columbia, Thailand) taking greater pride and at the other end of the
spectrum states that do not match up to the nation (Taiwan, Hong Kong, South
Korea). Yet, the shifts have been limited and the unweighted average of 25
countries around the world indicates a minimal change. Thus, as the previous
measure of trust, pride is not undergoing a global shift in the past decades
(Figure 4).
Figure 4. Citizens who are very proud of nationality (World Value Survey)