(Eylül, Ecrin, Delfin, Zeynep)

The Connection Between Social

Identity Theory and Nationalism
Content:
1. The Social Identity Theory
a. Identity (self-social)
b. Why do people need groups?
2. Nationalism
3. The French Revolution
4. Visible Aspects of Social Identity
Theory on Nationalism
a. Intergroup Conflict
4. The Conclusion
 The Social Identity Theory

Self Identity Social

Why do people
need groups?
 To feel: Safety

Self-esteem
Belonging
Security
We are a part of a nation and state legislative bodies are what ensure our safety
 Nationalism
1. a sense of pride in the history, culture, achievements etc of one’s nation
2. the desire to bring the people of one’s nation together under their own government
(Cambridge Dictionary)
What Makes Nationalism So
Powerful?

Because, it made people

believe that they belong to a
part of the same community.
 The French Revolution
The government
needed to unify their
citizens in the face
of threats from
other European
monarchs.
How did the French managed it?
They promoted French
culture and language.
Military service was a
national duty to all the
males.

National Anthem
Visible Aspects of Social Identity
Theory on Nationalism
Intergroup Conflicts
Militant Nationalism
Discrimination

Holocaust, Armenian
Genocide
Visible Aspects of Social Identity
Theory on Nationalism
Conformity to Group Norms
Conclusion
 Sources:
https://sci-hub.se/10.1111/0162-895x.00230
https://libgen.rs/scimag/10.2307%2F20099530
https://libgen.rs/scimag/10.1080%2F009059909
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Thank you!