title: Möglichkeiten von globalen „Wir-Identitäten“: Ein provisorisches politisches Programm
Creators: name: Grimalda, Gianluca
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Die Kooperation in einer Gruppe gelingt umso besser, je mehr sich Menschen dieser Gruppe zugehörig fühlen. Würde globale Kooperation begünstigt, wenn Menschen sich mit der Welt als ganzer identifizieren könnten, also eine globale „Wir-Identität“ entwickelten? Empirische Forschung unterstützt diese „kosmopolitische Hypothese“, wie der Beitrag zeigt. Politische Entscheidungsträger könnten hieraus lernen.
description: Sharing a sense of common identity
with a group has been shown to act
as a potent instrument to improve
cooperation within the group. This
article explores the thesis that a
specific type of social identity – i.e.
identification with the world as a
whole, or ‘global-we’ identity – can
improve cooperation of a specific
type, i.e. global cooperation. I report
results from an experimental research
conducted in six countries spanning
a broad range of the globalization
spectrum. The research finds a strong
correlation between global-we identity
and individual propensity to
cooperate with global others. I also
present the results of statistical analyses
supporting the idea that this eviSharing a sense of common identity
with a group has been shown to act
as a potent instrument to improve
cooperation within the group. This
article explores the thesis that a
specific type of social identity – i.e.
identification with the world as a
whole, or ‘global-we’ identity – can
improve cooperation of a specific
type, i.e. global cooperation. I report
results from an experimental research
conducted in six countries spanning
a broad range of the globalization
spectrum. The research finds a strong
correlation between global-we identity
and individual propensity to
cooperate with global others. I also
present the results of statistical analyses
supporting the idea that this eviSharing a sense of common identity
with a group has been shown to act
as a potent instrument to improve
cooperation within the group. This
article explores the thesis that a
specific type of social identity – i.e.
identification with the world as a
whole, or ‘global-we’ identity – can
improve cooperation of a specific
type, i.e. global cooperation. I report
results from an experimental research
conducted in six countries spanning
a broad range of the globalization
spectrum. The research finds a strong
correlation between global-we identity
and individual propensity to
cooperate with global others. I also
present the results of statistical analyses
supporting the idea that this evidence is not merely correlational, but
follows a specific theoretical hypothesis.
Participation in global networks
fosters a sense of global-we identity
with global others, which in turn
strengthens the propensity to cooperate
on a global scale. The article
seeks to illustrate the theoretical and
empirical foundations lying behind
this ‘cosmopolitan’ mechanism. I
also analyse the reciprocity patterns
that act as strong motivating factors.
The higher the expectation of others’
cooperation from others, the higher
one's propensity to cooperate. On
the basis of these results, a tentative
agenda for the ‘global-minded’ policy
maker is offered. This emphasises
the need to increase inter-personal
connections on a global scale, and
to construct social choices in global
terms rather than in more narrow
national terms.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 47Globale Kooperationsforschung: Transdisziplinäre und transkulturelle Perspektiven, p. 24