ABSTRACT

Country image and related constructs, such as country reputation, brand, and identity, have been subjects of debate in fields such as marketing, psychology, sociology, communication, and political science. This volume provides an overview of current scholarship, places related research interests across disciplines in a common context, and illustrates connections among the constructs. Discussing how different scholarly perspectives can be applied to answer a broad range of related research questions, this volume aims to contribute to the emergence of a more theoretical, open, and interdisciplinary study of country image, reputation, brand, and identity.

part I|2 pages

Business Studies

chapter 2|22 pages

Country, Product-Country, Country-of-Origin, BRAND ORIGIN, or Place Image?

Perspectives on a Perplexing Theme: Place–Product Associations and Their Effects

chapter 3|16 pages

The Role of Country Images in International Marketing

Country-of-Origin Effects

part II|2 pages

Social Psychology

chapter 6|15 pages

National Identity and Collective Memory

A Social Psychological Perspective

chapter 7|24 pages

“Mediating” National Anxieties via Stereotyping the French “Threatening Other”

Analysis of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand Media Coverage

chapter 8|25 pages

National Stereotypes in Central Europe

Their Accuracy, Convergence, and Mirroring

part III|2 pages

Sociology and Political Science

part IV|2 pages

Communication Science

part V|2 pages

Bridging Disciplinary Perspectives

chapter 16|12 pages

Epilogue

Bridging Disciplinary Perspectives about Country Image, Reputation, Brand, and Identity