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- Title
The Quest for Victory: Collective Memory and National Identification among the Arab-Palestinian Citizens of Israel.
- Authors
Sorek, Tamir
- Abstract
The interdependence of collective memory and national identification has become a widespread scholarly axiom. While the related literature recognizes the role of memories of victimization and heroic victories, this article illustrates the importance of a ‘semiotic balance’ between these two for the maintenance of national identification. The study is based on an individual-centered quantitative method, which has never been used to investigate the national identity—memory nexus before. Using a survey with a representative sample (N = 530) of the Palestinian citizens of Israel, the association between individuals’ memories and national identification is examined. It was found that remembering a combination of victory and victimization is a better predictor of national identification than either theme separately. These findings indicate the crucial importance of a balanced mythical structure that includes both themes of victimization and triumph.
- Subjects
ISRAEL; COLLECTIVE memory; NATIONALISM &; collective memory; SOCIAL psychology; GROUP identity; ETHNICITY; NATIONAL character; PALESTINIAN citizens of Israel; SOCIOLOGICAL research
- Publication
Sociology, 2011, Vol 45, Issue 3, p464
- ISSN
0038-0385
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0038038511399632