Is the tendency for people of a particular religion, race, social background, etc., to form exclusive political alliances, moving away from traditional broad-based party politics.

How a person identifies themselves in detail could make a political statement.

For example identifying myself as Khalifa from Abu dhabi might be political, but if i go into further details and present myself as Khalifa Sultan, a Muslim Emiraty that studies american politics will make a totally different statement.

In general, the way someone identifies himself/herself in detail can change how people perceive them.