CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Baiocchi, Maria Lis |
|---|---|
| Title | The Activist Self: Collective Identity in Anti-nationalist, Anti-militarist, Feminist Mobilization in Serbia |
| Summary | This thesis deals with the concept of collective identity formation via feminist, anti-nationalist, anti-militarist mobilization. Based on qualitative data gathered from semi-structured interviews with Women in Black activists in Serbia, the thesis looks at how activists’ participation in this organization represents a process of construction of shared self-definitions as feminist, anti-nationalist, anti-militarist activists. The construction of a collective identity is facilitated by previous activist experiences, the various functions of social networks, emotions, as well as value identities as the bases for specific ideological orientations. Most importantly, the thesis highlights how the collective identity of anti-nationalist, anti-militarist feminist activist becomes central to activists concepts of self. In this context, activism is not only a civic duty but above all a personal necessity for existence. |
| Supervisor | Rabibowitz, Dan |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/baiocchi_maria-lis.pdf |
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