Strategies of symbolic nation-building in South Eastern Europe
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Strategies of symbolic nation-building in South Eastern Europe
(Southeast European studies / series editor, Florian Bieber)
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, c2014
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-265) and index
"First published 2014 by Ashgate Publishing"--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
After the conflagration of Tito's Yugoslavia a medley of new and not-so-new states rose from the ashes. Some of the Yugoslav successor states have joined, or are about to enter, the European Union, while others are still struggling to define their national borders, symbols, and relationships with neighbouring states. Strategies of Symbolic Nation-building in South Eastern Europe expands upon the existing body of nationalism studies and explores how successful these nation-building strategies have been in the last two decades. Relying on new quantitative research results, the contributors offer interdisciplinary analyses of symbolic nation-building in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia to show that whereas the citizens of some states have reached a consensus about the nation-building project other states remain fragmented and uncertain of when the process will end. A must-read not only for scholars of the region but policy makers and others interested in understanding the complex interplay of history, symbolic politics, and post-conflict transition.
Table of Contents
List of Figures, List of Tables, Notes on Contributors, Preface, 1. Introduction, 2. Fulfilling the Thousand-Year-Old Dream: Strategies of Symbolic Nation-Building in Croatia, 3. Jaws of the Nation and Weak Embraces of the State: The Lines of Division, Indifference and Loyalty in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 4. Serbia and the Symbolic (Re)Construction of the Nation, 5. When Two Hands Rock the Cradle: Symbolic Dimensions of the Divide Over Statehood and Identity in Montenegro, 6. Kosovo: Topography of the Construction of the Nation, 7. Strategies for Creating the Macedonian State and Nation and Rival Projects Between 1991 and 2012, 8. Status Report Albania 100 Years: Symbolic Nation-Building Completed?, 9. Conclusions: Success and Failure of Nation-building, Structural vs. Political Factors, Bibliography, Index
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