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Reconstructing “Positive†Nationalism: Evidence from Norway and Sweden

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This article sets out to compare nationalism or nationalist sentiment in the two neighboring countries of Norway and Sweden, since it has been claimed that nationalism differs both with respect to the degree of nationalism and the connotations it has in these two countries. In spite of the claimed differences between the two countries, this article shows that Norwegians and Swedes have to a similar extent nationalist sentiments and that xenophobia and protectionism follow in the footsteps of such attitudes in both the examined countries, indicating the negative sides of nationalism. Moreover, the two countries also show similar patterns regarding which groups in society that are most inclined to show nationalist sentiments.

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  • M. Hjerm, 1998. "Reconstructing “Positive†Nationalism: Evidence from Norway and Sweden," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 3(2), pages 21-35, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:3:y:1998:i:2:p:21-35
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.163
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