Examining the Effects of National Identity on Promoting Libertarian Views of Fairness

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K02960
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 10010:Social psychology-related
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University of Education
• Principal Investigator: Kei-ichiro IMAZAI 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (40359500)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ナショナルアイデンティティ / 自己責任 / 公正感

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is thought that people with a strong sense of belonging to a group are more likely to have favorable attitudes toward other members, and at the same time, they are more likely to justify the group's activities. Applying this to a national society, it can be inferred that people with a strong sense of national identity feel the need to support the disadvantaged members of society, and at the same time, they are more likely to believe that they themselves are responsible for their disadvantage because the society is fair. The survey results confirmed that patriotism, a type of national identity, makes people feel that state institutions are fair and that people should take responsibility for their current situation. This suggests that national identity has the effect of inhibiting support for the socially vulnerable.

Free Research Field

社会心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現代はグローバル化が進んだ一方で、自国中心主義的で排他的な人々の活動も盛んであり、インターネット上では日常的に「ネトウヨ」の発言を確認することができる。こうした人々は自国や自国民を大切に思ういわゆる「愛国主義者」であると考えられるが、同時に「愛国主義者」にしばしば見られる「保守主義者」は、しばしば生活や経済的成功について「自己責任」を強調する者も多いように思われる。本研究では、愛国心が社会的弱者の支援につながりやすいと同時に、自国の現状を肯定し、国が公正に機能している以上、不遇な状況にある人はその人自身が責任を負うべきであるという規範をもたらしやすいことを確認した。