Welcome to the ECPR Standing Group ‘Identity’

The more we seek to understand the causes and consequences of social change for politics, the more the dual character of identity as both an individual and collective phenomenon has proven to open up new perspectives in political science research. The ECPR Standing Group Identity provides a forum for researchers studying identity as a driving force for change as well as a causal factor for individuals’ and groups’ capability to adapt to new challenges.

Here you will find information about the goals, members and activities of the Standing Group.

Please feel free to contact us with information about your research activities, recent publications, conference announcements and / or workshop reports.

We are also interested in your research experiences on identity questions, novel ideas for conceptualizing and measuring identity, data exchange and summaries of upcoming as well as finished research projects.



Viktoria Kaina                                            Ireneusz P. Karolewski
Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena                 Willy Brandt Centre of German and European Studies, University of Wroclaw