@article {27510,
	title = {Who will protect our human rights? Cities, states, and ethnicity},
	journal = {Journal of Urban Affairs},
	year = {2025},
	month = {2025},
	abstract = {\&nbsp;The ongoing questions that ethno-nationally divided urban communities face concerning human rights are often exacerbated by large-scale events that challenge everyday local dynamics, such as wars and pandemics. This study, situated within discussions concerning the "localization" of human rights, explores what\&nbsp;factors\&nbsp;lead\&nbsp;city-zens (citizens of the city)\&nbsp;to pin expectations of safeguarding human rights on the local authority, focusing on urban identity, ethno-national identity, and the city{\textquoteright}s ethno-national heterogeneity.\&nbsp;We explore Israel{\textquoteright}s homogeneous and mixed (Jewish-Palestinian) cities, wherein city-zens navigate their conflicting identities amidst eruptions of the long-standing conflict, as demonstrated by its latest escalation in October 2023. Drawing on an original survey and in-depth interviews, we find that urban identity is associated with city-zens{\textquoteright} expectations that their city will safeguard human rights, particularly among the (Jewish) majority in mixed cities. We further divide urban identity into legal and social dimensions, elucidating its role in shaping local perspectives on human rights in ethno-nationally conflicted societies.\&nbsp;},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2024.2447346},
	author = {Gil Shaham-Maymon, Dan Miodownik}
}
@article {27243,
	title = {Urban Identity VS. National Identity in the Global City: Evidence from Six European Cities},
	journal = {European Journal of Political Research},
	volume = {64},
	number = {2},
	year = {2025},
	pages = {580-598},
	abstract = {\&nbsp;This study explores the prioritization of urban identity over national identity in the context of the global city. Scholars have extensively discussed the fragmentation of national identity among individuals in the globalized world, and the relative proliferation of other communal identities, whether more cosmopolitan or place-based. As globalization gradually erodes the cultural distinctiveness of nation states, cities are revealed as arenas within which inhabitants nurture a particular collective character, which is used as an attractive source of local, communal belonging. Global cities, in particular, are a compelling case to inquire into the interplay between national and urban identity. Due to their relative independence vis-{\`a}-vis the state, the global city can promote the values shared by inhabitants while constituting significant competition for nation-based self-determination and providing a unique source of urban identity that is simultaneously cosmopolitan and place-based.In this paper we ask whether city-zens living in highly globalized cities are more likely to prioritize their urban identity over their national identity. Utilizing the GaWC Index of cities{\textquoteright} globalization levels, we analyze the results of an original survey conducted among residents of six European cities: Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Utrecht and Glasgow. Our empirical evidence supports the hypothesis that in globalized cities a higher level of globalism accords with a more explicit tendency to prioritize urban identity over national identity. In conclusion, we interpret this evidence as an identities trade-off that challenges the coexistence of urban and national identities within globalized cities, discussing its implications for future studies of contemporary politics.\&nbsp;},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12700},
	author = {Gil Shaham-Maymon, Noam Brenner, Paz Yaacov, Dan Miodownik}
}
