Chapter 4. Culture of dignity as a psychological architecture of integration of national economies
Keywords:
culture of dignity, integration of economies, behavioral economics, management psychology, cognitive biases, trust, neuroscience, public administration ethics, digital algorithms, humanistic management, globalizationSynopsis
The article examines the concept of a culture of dignity as a new psychological architecture for the integration of national economies in the global world. Unlike traditional approaches that focus on institutional mechanisms or economic indicators, the proposed methodology integrates three dimensions: behavioral economics, philosophy, and psychology. The authors show that modern integration processes cannot be explained solely through agreements, markets, or transaction costs, as their viability is determined by the level of trust, empathy, moral legitimacy, and cultural memory of societies. The central thesis is that dignity ceases to be an ethical “decor” of economic processes and becomes their foundation, since it is precisely it that allows to neutralize cognitive biases, overcome the consequences of collective trauma, and ensure the sustainability of cooperation.
An interdisciplinary design was used: content analysis of philosophical and economic sources, comparative analysis of integration practices (EU, Brexit, Good Friday Agreement, Erasmus), as well as interpretation of neuroscience and behavioral economics data confirming the role of empathy, affects and oxytocin in the formation of trust. It is shown that the digitalization of management and the growth of the role of algorithms create new risks of the “illusion of technological neutrality”, which can level the human dimension of integration. The culture of dignity is proposed as a compass that can ensure a balance between innovation and ethics, technocratic efficiency and humanity.
Special attention is paid to historical and cultural factors that influence the formation of trust between nations. The authors analyze examples of both successful and problematic integration, showing that the absence of a culture of dignity leads to conflicts, distrust and the collapse of alliances. Thus, the article offers a vision of integration processes not as a technocratic construct, but as a “living organism” in which morality and psychology play a key role. This allows for a broader interpretation of economic phenomena through the prism of humanistic methodology.
The paper also outlines practical implications for politics and business. The authors emphasize that a culture of dignity should be integrated into education, public administration, and corporate management systems as a fundamental principle of long-term development. Global challenges – the climate crisis, wars, inequality – require precisely such a cultural foundation in which coexistence, mutual respect, and empathy become resources no less important than financial investments or technological innovations.
The article also touches on the issue of identity and the psychology of communities: it shows how a sense of dignity shapes not only political loyalty, but also the economic behavior of citizens. Here, dignity is not an abstract ideal, but a daily practice, manifested in choosing cooperation over competition, in the willingness to take responsibility, in the search for a common meaning. This approach opens up a new horizon for research – from business ethics to geopolitics – and demonstrates the universality of the category of “dignity” as an analytical tool. In this context, the proposed study goes beyond academic analysis and acts as a project of civilizational development. It calls for a rethinking of integration processes in the light of humanistic values, where economic unions become a space for coexistence, and not just a tool for survival. The work has both academic and civilizational significance. It demonstrates that global integration in the 21st century is possible only when the person with its dignity is at the center. Thus, the study contributes to the development of public administration ethics, philosophy of dignity and humanistic management, offering a new theoretical and methodological basis for the analysis of integration processes.
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