Identifying varieties of nationalism: A critique of a purely inductive approach

Most theoretical and empirical approaches to nationalism not only distinguish between ethnic civic notions of national belonging but also differentiate identity from hubris, pride, attachment. In this research note, we examine recently published on nationalist sentiments in the United States that takes a different approach. The study question, ‘Varieties American Popular Nationalism' by Bonikowski DiMaggio (2016), has already become quite influential field potential change how conceptualise operationalise attitudes about nation. revisit its analytical strategy exploratory methods. We ask two questions. First, does allow us draw conclusions nationalism? To answer this, replicate original model then execute additional postestimation analyses, whose results undermine study's main conclusions. Second, investigate whether judicious revisions generate would lead article's same 385 models lend no support. Based evidence, argue stem misinterpretation latent class analysis (LCA), as our own analyses demonstrate there is basis for claims.