2022
Smeekes, A., & Thijs. J. (2022). Migration and ethnic relations: Current directions for theory and research. Liber Amicorum for Maykel Verkuyten. Utrecht University. https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/422947
Smeekes, A. (2022). Historical representations of national identity and intergroup relations. In A.Smeekes & J.Thijs (Eds.), Migration and ethnic relations: Current directions for theory and research. Liber Amicorum for Maykel Verkuyten (pp. 115-131). Utrecht University.
Smeekes, A., Wildschut, T., & Sedikides, C. (in press). Triggers and consequences for collective action intentions. British Journal of Social Psychology.
Lubbers, M., & Smeekes, A. (in press). Domain-dependent national pride and support for the radical right: Pride in the nation’s history. Sociological Forum.
Velthuis, E., Verkuyten, M., Van der Noll, J., & Smeekes, A. (2022). Tolerance of the Muslim headscarf: Perceived reasons for wearing a headscarf matter. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 90, 86-96.
2021
Smeekes, A., Wildschut, T, & Sedikides, C. (2021). Longing for the “Good Old Days” of Our Country: National Nostalgia as a New Master-Frame of Populist Radical-Right Parties. Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, 5, 90–102.
Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., & Smeekes, A. (2021). Nostalgia and populism: An empirical psychological perspective. Zeithistorische Forschungen|Studies in Contemporary History, 1, 1-10.
Velthuis, E., Verkuyten, M., & Smeekes, A. (2021). The Different Faces of Social Tolerance: Conceptualizing and Measuring Respect and Coexistence Tolerance. Social Indicators Research, 1-21.
Stefaniak, A., Wohl, M. J. A., Sedikides, C., Smeekes, A., & Wildschut, T. (2021). Different pasts for different political folk: Political orientation predicts collective nostalgia content. Frontiers in Political Science, 3, 633688.
2020
Wohl, M.J.A., Stefaniak, A., & Smeekes, A. (2020). Days of Future Past: Concerns for the Group’s Future Prompt Longing for Its Past (and Ways to Reclaim It). Current Directions in Psychological Science, (in press). https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0963721420924766
Velthuis, E., Verkuyten, M., & Smeekes, A. (2020). Supporting immigrant cultural rights: The roles of deprovincialization and identity continuity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, (in press).
2019
Smeekes, A. (2019). Longing for the good old days of ‘our country’: Understanding the triggers, functions and consequences of national nostalgia. In: S.Mukherjee & P. Salter (Eds.), History and Collective Memory from the Margins: A Global Perspective (pp. 53-77). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Smeekes, A., & Jetten, J. (2019). Longing for one's home country: National nostalgia and acculturation among immigrants and natives. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 69, 131-150.
2018
Smeekes, A., Jetten, J., Verkuyten, M., Wohl, M. J. A., Jasinskaja-lahti, I., Ariyanto, A., … van der Bles, A. M. (2018). Regaining in-group continuity in times of anxiety about the group’s future: A study on the role of collective nostalgia across 27 countries. Social Psychology, (in press).
2017
Smeekes, A., McKeown, S., & Psaltis, C. (2017). Endorsing Narratives Under Threat: Maintaining Perceived Collective Continuity Through the Protective Power of Ingroup Narratives in Northern Ireland and Cyprus. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 5, 282-300.
Smeekes, A., Verkuyten, M., Çelebi, E., Acartürk, C., & Onkun, S. (2017). Social identity continuity and mental health among Syrian refugees in Turkey. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, (in press).
Martinovic, B., Jetten, J., Smeekes, A., & Verkuyten, M. (2017). Collective memory of a dissolved country: Collective nostalgia and guilt as predictors of interethnic relations between diaspora groups from former Yugoslavia. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 5, 588-607.
Interview with journalist from “Volkskrant” about my research on national nostalgia, which resulted in an article in the ‘Science addition’ of this newspaper on March 4th 2017. See https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/hoe-het-komt-het-dat-we-terugverlangen-naar-vroeger~a4469678/
2016
Interview with journalist from “Trouw” about my research on national nostalgia, which resulted in an article in this journal. Available from: http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/39683/nbsp/article/detail/4442468/2016/12/31/Terugverlangen-naar-een-toekomst.dhtml?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=trouwnederland
Smeekes, A., & Mulder, L. (2016). Verliesgevoelens in relatie tot de multi-etnische samenleving onder autochtone Nederlanders. Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid, Den Haag. Available from: http://www.wrr.nl/fileadmin/nl/publicaties/PDF-Working_Papers/WP022-Verliesgevoelens-multi-etnische-samenleving-autochtone-Nederlanders.pdf
Smeekes, A. (2016). De negatieve kant van nostalgie: verlangen naar het land van vroeger roept wij-zij denken op. The Inquisitive Mind, 2. Available from: http://nl.in-mind.org/article/de-negatieve-kant-van-nostalgie-verlangen-naar-het-land-van-vroeger-roept-wij-zij-denken-op
Verkuyten, M., Martinovic, B., Smeekes, A., & Kros, M. (2016). The endorsement of unity in diversity: The role of political orientation, education and justifying beliefs. European Journal of Social Psychology, (in press).
Interview with journalist from “The New Scientist” about my research on national nostalgia, which resulted in an article in this magazine. Available from: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130920-500-wistful-thinking-why-we-are-wired-to-dwell-on-the-past/#.V-VBadKnoOA.twitter
Interview with journalist from “Psychology Today” about my research on national nostalgia, which resulted in an article in this magazine. Available from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201605/the-dark-side-the-good-old-days
Interview with journalist from “Aeon” (a digital magazine of ideas and culture) about my research on national nostalgia, which resulted in an article in this magazine. Available from: https://aeon.co/essays/nostalgia-exerts-a-strong-allure-and-extracts-a-steep-price
2015
Smeekes, A., Verkuyten, M., & Martinovic, B. (2015). Longing for the country’s good old days: National nostalgia, autochthony beliefs, and opposition to Muslim expressive rights. British Journal of Social Psychology, 54, 561-580.
Smeekes, A.N. & Verkuyten, M. (2015). The presence of the past: Identity continuity and group dynamics. European Review of Social Psychology, 26, 162-202.
Smeekes, A.N. (2015). National nostalgia: A group-based emotion that benefits the in-group but hampers intergroup relations. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 49, 54-67.
2014
Smeekes, A.N. (2014). The presence of the past. Historical rooting of national identity and current group dynamics. Doctoral dissertation, Utrecht University.
Smeekes, A., & Verkuyten, M. (2014). Perceived group continuity, collective self-continuity and in-group identification. Self and Identity, 36, 663-680.
Smeekes, A. & Verkuyten, M. (2014). When national culture is disrupted: Cultural continuity and resistance to Muslim immigrants. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 17, 45-66.
Smeekes, A., Van Acker, K., Verkuyten, M., & Vanbeselaere, N. (2014). The legacy of Nazism: Historical analogies and support for the far right. Social Influence, 9, 300-317.
Verkuyten, M., Martinovic, B., & Smeekes, A. (2014). The Multicultural Jigsaw Puzzle: Category Indispensability and Acceptance of Immigrants' Cultural Rights. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 1480-1493.
2013
Smeekes, A. & Verkuyten, M. (2013). Collective self-continuity, group identification and in-group defense. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 984-994.
2012
Smeekes, A., Verkuyten, M., & Poppe, E. (2012). How a tolerant past affects the present: Historical tolerance and the acceptance of Muslim expressive rights. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 1410-1422.
2011
Smeekes, A., Verkuyten, M., & Poppe, E. (2011). Mobilising opposition towards Muslim immigrants: National identification and the representation of national history. British Journal of Social Psychology, 50, 265-280.
Smeekes, A. (2011). Nationale identiteit, nationale geschiedenis en de acceptatie van nieuwkomers in Nederland. Migrantenstudies, 27, 165-176.
Highlighted publications
Smeekes, A., Verkuyten, M., & Martinovic, B. (2015). Longing for the country's good old days: National nostalgia, autochthony beliefs, and opposition to Muslim expressive rights. British Journal of Social Psychology, 54(3), 561-580. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12097
Smeekes, A. N. (2015). National nostalgia: A group-based emotion that benefits the in-group but hampers intergroup relations. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 49, 54-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2015.07.001
Smeekes, A. N., & Verkuijten, M. J. A. M. (2015). The presence of the past: Identity continuity and group dynamics. European Review of Social Psychology, 26(1), 162-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2015.1112653
Smeekes, A. N., Jetten, J., Verkuyten, M., Wohl, M., Jasinskaja- Lahti, I., Ariyanto, A., Autin, F., Ayub, N., Badea, C., Besta, T., Butera, F., Costa-Lopes, R., Cui, L., Fantini, C., Finchilescu, G., Gaertner, L., Gollwitzer, M., Gómez, Á., González, R., ... van der Bles, A-M. (2018). Regaining In-Group Continuity in Times of Anxiety About the Group’s Future: A Study on the Role of Collective Nostalgia Across 27 Countries. Social Psychology, 49(6), 311-329. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000350
Publications
2023
Scholarly publications
Wohl, M. J. A., Stefaniak, A., & Smeekes, A. (2023). Collective Nostalgia as a Balm for the Distressed Social Identity. Current Opinion in Psychology, 49, 1-5. [101542]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101542
Smeekes, A., Sedikides, C., & Wildschut, T. (2023). Collective nostalgia: Triggers and consequences for collective action intentions. British Journal of Social Psychology, 62(1), 197-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12567
2022
Scholarly publications
Lubbers, M., & Smeekes, A. (2022). Domain-Dependent National Pride and Support for the Radical Right: Pride in the Nation's History. Sociological Forum, 37(S1), 1244-1262. https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.12837
Velthuis, E., Verkuyten, M., der Noll, J. V., & Smeekes, A. (2022). Tolerance of the Muslim headscarf: Perceived reasons for wearing a headscarf matter. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 90, 86-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.07.009
Smeekes, A. (2022). Historical representations of national identity and intergroup relations. In Migration and Ethnic Relations: Current directions for theory and research: Liber Amicorum for Maykel Verkuyten (pp. 115-129)
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/422938/smeekes.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/422938/smeekes.pdf?sequence=1
Smeekes, A. (Ed.), Thijs, J. (Ed.), Smeekes, A., Thijs, J., Bilgili, Ö., Peters, F., van der Linden, M., Gijsberts, M., Maliepaard, M., Fleischmann, F., Stark, T., Seibel, V., Martinovic, B., Lubbers, M., Poppe, E., Andriessen, I., Di Stasio, V., Yogeeswaran, K., & Adelman, L. (2022). Migration and Ethnic Relations: Current directions for theory and research: Liber Amicorum for Maykel Verkuyten.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/422947/Smeekes_Thijs_Eds._Migration_and_Ethnic_Relations._Liber_Amicorum_for_Maykel_Verkuyten.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/422947/Smeekes_Thijs_Eds._Migration_and_Ethnic_Relations._Liber_Amicorum_for_Maykel_Verkuyten.pdf?sequence=1
2021
Scholarly publications
Stefaniak, A., Wohl, M. J. A., Sedikides, C., Smeekes, A., & Wildschut, T. (2021). Different pasts for different political folk: Political orientation predicts collective nostalgia content. Frontiers in Political Science, 3, 1-13. [633688]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2021.633688
Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., & Smeekes, A. (2021). Nostalgia and Populism: An Empirical Psychological Perspective. Zeithistorische Forschungen / Studies in Contemporary History, 18(1), 125-132. https://doi.org/10.14765/zzf.dok-2297
Smeekes, A., Wildschut, T., & Sedikides, C. (2021). Longing for the “good old days” of our country: National nostalgia as a new master-frame of populist radical right parties. Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, 5(2), 90-102. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts5.78, https://doi.org/10.1002/jts5.78
2020
Scholarly publications
Wohl, M., Stefaniak, A., & Smeekes, A. N. (2020). Longing is in the memory of the beholder: Collective Nostalgia content determines the method members will support to make their group great again. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 91(11), [104044]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2020.104044
Wohl, M., Stefaniak, A., & Smeekes, A. N. (2020). Days of Future Past: Concerns for the Group’s Future Prompt Longing for Its Past (and Ways to Reclaim It). Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(5), 481-486. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721420924766
2019
Scholarly publications
Smeekes, A. N., & Jetten, J. (2019). Longing for one's home country: National nostalgia and acculturation among immigrants and natives. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 69, 131–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2019.02.001
Smeekes, A. N. (2019). Longing for the good old days of ‘our country’: Understanding the triggers, functions and consequences of national nostalgia. In S. Mukherjee, & P. S. Salter (Eds.), History and Collective Memory from the Margins: A Global Perspective (pp. 53-77). Nova Science. https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/406782
2018
Scholarly publications
Smeekes, A. N., Jetten, J., Verkuyten, M., Wohl, M., Jasinskaja- Lahti, I., Ariyanto, A., Autin, F., Ayub, N., Badea, C., Besta, T., Butera, F., Costa-Lopes, R., Cui, L., Fantini, C., Finchilescu, G., Gaertner, L., Gollwitzer, M., Gómez, Á., González, R., ... van der Bles, A-M. (2018). Regaining In-Group Continuity in Times of Anxiety About the Group’s Future: A Study on the Role of Collective Nostalgia Across 27 Countries. Social Psychology, 49(6), 311-329. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000350
Popularising publications
Smeekes, A. N. (2018). Verlangen naar het land van vroeger: Nationale nostalgie en anti-immigratie attituden.
2017
Scholarly publications
Martinovic, B., Jetten, J., Smeekes, A. N., & Verkuyten, M. (2017). Collective Memory of a Dissolved Country: Group-Based Nostalgia and Guilt Assignment as Predictors of Interethnic Relations Between Diaspora Groups From Former Yugoslavia. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 5(2), 588-607. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v5i2.733
Psaltis, C., Franc, R., Smeekes, A. N., Ioannou, M., & Zezelj, I. (2017). Social representations of the past in post-conflict societies: Adherence to official historical narratives and distrust through heightened threats. In C. Psaltis, M. Carretero, & S. Čehajić-Clancy (Eds.), History Education and Conflict Transformation : Social Psychological Theories, History Teaching and Reconciliation (pp. 97-122). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54681-0_4
Smeekes, A. N., McKeown, S., & Psaltis, C. (2017). Endorsing Narratives Under Threat: Maintaining Perceived Collective Continuity Through the Protective Power of Ingroup Narratives in Northern Ireland and Cyprus. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 5(2), 282-300. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v5i2.682
Smeekes, A., Verkuyten, M., Çelebi, E., Acartürk, C., & Onkun, S. (2017). Social identity continuity and mental health among Syrian refugees in Turkey. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 52(10), 1317-1324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-017-1424-7
Other output
Smeekes, A. N. (2017). National nostalgia, intragroup and intergroup dynamics. Migration under Construction.
Smeekes, A. N. (2017). Anxious for ‘our future’ and longing for ‘our past’: Collective angst, collective nostalgia and opposition to immigration across countries. Paper presented at ASPO Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2016
Scholarly publications
Verkuyten, M., Martinovic, B., Smeekes, A., & Kros, M. (2016). The endorsement of unity in diversity: The role of political orientation, education and justifying beliefs. European Journal of Social Psychology, 46(7), 866-879. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2210
Popularising publications
Smeekes, A. N. (2016). De negatieve kant van nostalgie: verlangen naar het land van vroeger roept wij-zij denken op. Inquisitive Mind, 2016(2). http://nl.in-mind.org/article/de-negatieve-kant-van-nostalgie-verlangen-naar-het-land-van-vroeger-roept-wij-zij-denken-op
2015
Scholarly publications
Smeekes, A. N., & Verkuijten, M. J. A. M. (2015). The presence of the past: Identity continuity and group dynamics. European Review of Social Psychology, 26(1), 162-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2015.1112653
Smeekes, A., Verkuyten, M., & Martinovic, B. (2015). Longing for the country's good old days: National nostalgia, autochthony beliefs, and opposition to Muslim expressive rights. British Journal of Social Psychology, 54(3), 561-580. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12097
Smeekes, A. N. (2015). National nostalgia: A group-based emotion that benefits the in-group but hampers intergroup relations. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 49, 54-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2015.07.001
2014
Scholarly publications
Smeekes, A., & Verkuijten, M. (2014). When national culture is disrupted: Cultural continuity and resistance to Muslim immigrants. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 17(1), 45-66. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430213486208
Verkuijten, M., Martinovic, B., & Smeekes, A. (2014). The multicultural jigsaw puzzle: Category indispensability and acceptance of immigrants’ cultural rights. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(11), 1480-1493. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167214549324
Smeekes, A., Van Acker, K., Verkuijten, M., & Vanbeselaere, N. (2014). The legacy of Nazism: Historical analogies and support for the far right. Social Influence, 9(4), 300-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2013.855141
Smeekes, A., & Verkuijten, M. (2014). Perceived group continuity, collective self-continuity and in-group identification. Self and Identity, 13(6), 663-680. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2014.898685
Smeekes, A. N. (2014). The presence of the past. Historical rooting of national identity and current group dynamics. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Utrecht University]. Utrecht University.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/293048/Smeekes.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/293048/Smeekes.pdf?sequence=1
Other output
Smeekes, A. (2014). Historical representations of national identity and attitudes towards immigrants. Paper presented at Symposium Collective Memory, National Identity and Commemorations, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Smeekes, A., Verkuijten, M., & Martinovic, B. (2014). Longing for the country’s good old days: National nostalgia, autochthony beliefs, and opposition to Muslim expressive rights. Paper presented at 17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Verkuijten, M., Martinovic, B., & Smeekes, A. (2014). Category indispensability and support for immigrant’s cultural rights. Paper presented at International Society for Justice Research Conference (ISJR), New York, United States.
2013
Scholarly publications
Smeekes, A. N., & Verkuyten, M. J. A. M. (2013). Collective self-continuity, group identification and in-group defense. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 984-994. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2013.06.004
2012
Scholarly publications
Smeekes, A. N., Verkuyten, M. J. A. M., & Poppe, W. H. (2012). How a tolerant past affects the present: Historical tolerance and the acceptance of Muslim expressive rights. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(11), 1410-1422. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167212450920
Other output
Smeekes, A. N., & Verkuyten, M. J. A. M. (2012). Collective self-continuity, group identification and intergroup relations. Paper presented at Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, Saint Andrews University, Scotland, August 21-23.
Smeekes, A. N., van Acker, K., Verkuyten, M. J. A. M., & Vanbeselaere, N. (2012). Transfer effects of group based guilt: Historical analogy WWII and attitudes towards Muslims. Paper presented at Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Belgian Association for Psychological Sciences, Liège, Belgium, May 10-11.
2011
Scholarly publications
Smeekes, A. N., Verkuyten, M. J. A. M., & Poppe, W. H. (2011). Mobilizing opposition towards Muslim immigrants: National identification and the representation of national history. British Journal of Social Psychology, 50(2), 265-280. https://doi.org/10.1348/014466610X516235
Smeekes, A. N. (2011). Nationale identiteit, nationale geschiedenis en de acceptatie van nieuwkomers in Nederland. Migrantenstudies, 27(2), 165-176.
Other output
Smeekes, A. N. (2011). How a tolerant past affects the present: Historical tolerance and the acceptance of Muslim expressive rights.
Smeekes, A. N., Verkuyten, M. J. A. M., & Poppe, W. H. (2011). How a Tolerant Past affects the Present: Historical Tolerance and the Acceptance of Muslim Expressive Rights. Paper presented at Paper presented at the 34th Annual Scientific ISPP Meeting, International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Istanbul, Turkey.
Smeekes, A. N., & Verkuyten, M. J. A. M. (2011). Historical Representations, National Identification and the Acceptance of Muslim Rights. Paper presented at Paper presented at the European Association of Social Psychology Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden.
Smeekes, A. N., Van Acker, K., Verkuyten, M. J. A. M., & Vanbeselaere, N. (2011). Past and Present Anti-Immigrant Parties: How Perceived Ideology Similarity affects Current Anti-Immigrant Attitudes. Paper presented at Paper presented at the 34th Annual Scientific ISPP Meeting, International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Istanbul, Turkey.
Smeekes, A. N., Verkuyten, M. J. A. M., & Poppe, W. H. (2011). How a Tolerant Past affects the Present: Historical Tolerance and the Acceptance of Muslim Expressive Rights. Paper presented at Paper presented at the 16th General Meeting of the EASP, European Association of Social Psychology (EASP), Stockholm, Sweden.
2010
Other output
Smeekes, A. N., Verkuyten, M. J. A. M., & Poppe, W. H. (2010). Historical National Identity Representations and the Acceptance of Muslim Rights: Testing the Role of National Identification and Perceived Cultural Continuity. Paper presented at Paper presented at 'Tearing Down the Walls: Rethinking the Political in Political Psychology Conference', Centre for Research on Political Sociology, Belfast, Ireland.
Smeekes, A. N., Verkuyten, M. J. A. M., & Poppe, W. H. (2010). Mobilising Opposition Towards Muslim immigrants: National Identification and the Representation of Nnational History. Paper presented at Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Scientific ISPP Meeting, International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), San Francisco, the United States of America.