Patriotism’s impact on cooperation with the state: An experimental study on tax compliance
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2015
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Although it seems reasonable to assume that activating patriotism might motivate citizens to cooperate with the state in reaching societal goals, the empirical evidence supporting this contention is based mostly on correlational rather than experimental studies. In addition, little is known on whether patriotism can be manipulated without simultaneously triggering nationalism and on the psychological processes which determine the patriotism-cooperation relation. This current article reports results of one survey and three experiments that manipulate patriotism by displaying either a national flag or national landscapes or by priming national achievements. The outcomes indicate that reported and manipulated patriotism indirectly increase tax compliance, although the national flag also increases nationalism. National achievements, on the other hand, seemingly increases trust in national public institutions and the voluntary motivation to cooperate, whereas national landscapes only increase the voluntary motivation to cooperate. Hence, it is possible to increase social capital in the form of trust and cooperation through patriotism without fostering nationalism as well. |
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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pops.12294/pdf DOI:10.1111/pops.12294 Gangl, Katharina, Torgler, Benno, & Kirchler, Erich (2015) Patriotism’s impact on cooperation with the state: An experimental study on tax compliance. Political Psychology. (In Press) |
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Copyright 2015 The Authors. Political Psychology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society of Political Psychology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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QUT Business School; School of Economics & Finance |
Palavras-Chave | #national pride #tax compliance #trust #voluntary cooperation #social capital |
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Journal Article |