Understanding National Identity Through Three Key Concepts October 2025: When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke of “problems in the cityscape,” he ignited Germany’s most explosive identity debate in years. But what exactly was he doing sociologically? This article introduces three foundational concepts that help us understand how national identity works: social construction (Berger & Luckmann … Continue reading “Stadtbild-Debatte” Or How We Create Social Reality with our Wording