Rituals, Emotional Entrainment and National Identification

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 585-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian von Scheve ◽  
Sven Ismer ◽  
Marta Kozłowska ◽  
Carolina Solms-Baruth
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Multidimensional Measurement ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
National Identification ◽  
National Symbols ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
European Football ◽  
People’S Attitudes

Abstract Although the effects of nationalized mega-events on national identification have been theorized and examined by a number of studies, little is known about the specific mechanisms that bring about changes in people’s attitudes towards their country. The authors hypothesize that during nationwide rituals, in particular sports mega-events, participants experience collective emotional entrainment in the context of national symbols and practices that in turn increases their identification with their nation. The authors present results of a naturalistic quasi-experimental study around the 2012 uefa European Football Championship with participants from Germany, the United Kingdom, and Poland. Using a multidimensional measurement of national identification, the authors show that the experience of emotional entrainment is associated with changes in symbolic, civic, and solidary facets of identification in ways specific to the different national contexts.

scholarly journals A natural experimental study of new walking and cycling infrastructure across the United Kingdom: The Connect2 programme

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 100968
Author(s):  
Anna Le Gouais ◽  
Jenna R. Panter ◽  
Andy Cope ◽  
Jane E. Powell ◽  
Emma L. Bird ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Natural Experimental Study

Hosting annual international sporting events and tourism: Formula 1, golf or tennis?

2021 ◽  
pp. 135481662110290
Author(s):  
Bala Ramasamy ◽  
Howei Wu ◽  
Matthew Yeung
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Monthly Data ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Mega Sports Events

Hosting sports events to attract international tourists is a common policy practised by many host governments. Hosting mega-sports events like the Olympics is said to leave a legacy that could impact the attractiveness of a country/city in the long term. However, the opportunity to host these mega-events is limited and expensive. This study considers the economic impact of hosting annual international sporting events, specifically the extent to which Formula 1, ATP Tennis and PGA Golf can attract international tourists. Using monthly data from 1998 to 2018, we show that the effect differs from one sport to another within a country and the same sport across countries. Hosting the Formula 1 is most effective for Canada but has no significant impact in Australia and the United Kingdom. ATP Tennis and PGA Golf have a significant impact on at least two countries. Policy-makers must consider carefully the sport that gives the best bang-for-the-buck.

National festivals, the state and ‘protestant ascendancy’ in Ireland, 1790–1829

1984 ◽  
Vol 24 (93) ◽  
pp. 30-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline R. Hill
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
National Symbols ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Single Set

One indication of Ireland's divided political culture is that there is no general agreement between most catholics and most protestants on a single set of national symbols. To take the case of a national festival, in the Republic of Ireland, where ninety-four per cent of the population is catholic, St Patrick's day (17 March) is celebrated at the popular level, the state level, and is a bank holiday. In Northern Ireland too St Patrick's day is celebrated, but chiefly by catholics (thirty-one per cent of the population), while the festival associated with the majority protestant population is Orangemen's day (12 July) when William III's victory at the battle of the Boyne(l July 1690 O.S.) is commemorated. Both these festivals are kept as bank holidays in Northern Ireland (though not in the rest of the United Kingdom); the Republic of Ireland, however, extends no recognition to 12 July.

scholarly journals An Experimental Study into the Behaviour of Tube and Fitting Scaffold Structures under Cyclic Side and Vertical Loads

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Ma’en Abdel-Jaber ◽  
Mu’tasim S. Abdel-Jaber ◽  
Robert G. Beale
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Dynamic Loading ◽  
Static Loading ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Tubular Scaffold ◽  
The Uk

The United Kingdom and European codes for the analysis and design of tubular scaffold structures assume that the scaffolds are subjected primarily to vertical loads and to horizontal loads at right-angles to the scaffold. The effects of dynamic loading caused by large winds tend to be ignored and the code analyses often only require static loading on the structures to be considered. To investigate side loads, a scaffold frame built according to the UK standard was made and inserted into a testing rig. Five different load combinations were made to determine the behaviour of the scaffold under different side loads, which were varied cyclically to simulate different wind loads, especially when vertical loads were also applied. The results showed that cyclical loads affected scaffold behaviour, especially when the bases of the scaffold standards were not tied to the base at the bottom of the test rig. Changes should be made to the UK and European codes BS EN 74.1, BS 5975 and BS EN 128 11-1 for the design of scaffold structures to increase safety.

scholarly journals Public acceptance of privacy-encroaching policies to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0245740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Lewandowsky ◽  
Simon Dennis ◽  
Andrew Perfors ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima ◽  
Joshua P. White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Location Tracking ◽  
The Public ◽  
Future Technology ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
Considerable Support

The nature of the COVID-19 pandemic may require governments to use privacy-encroaching technologies to help contain its spread. One technology involves co-location tracking through mobile Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth to permit health agencies to monitor people’s contact with each other, thereby triggering targeted social-distancing when a person turns out to be infected. The effectiveness of tracking relies on the willingness of the population to support such privacy encroaching measures. We report the results of two large surveys in the United Kingdom, conducted during the peak of the pandemic, that probe people’s attitudes towards various tracking technologies. The results show that by and large there is widespread acceptance for co-location tracking. Acceptance increases when the measures are explicitly time-limited and come with opt-out clauses or other assurances of privacy. Another possible future technology to control the pandemic involves “immunity passports”, which could be issued to people who carry antibodies for the COVID-19 virus, potentially implying that they are immune and therefore unable to spread the virus to other people. Immunity passports have been considered as a potential future step to manage the pandemic. We probe people’s attitudes towards immunity passports and find considerable support overall, although around 20% of the public strongly oppose passports.

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