CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Sazdovski, Aleksandar |
|---|---|
| Title | Effects of Security Discourse on Post-conflict Nation-Building: the Case of Macedonia |
| Summary | The present thesis examines the effects of security discourse on post-conflict nation-building. Drawing on the literature developed by the Copenhagen School of security studies, the thesis argues that the post-conflict nation-building project that has taken shape in Macedonia was developed as a response to internal and external perceived identity threats. In that sense, while the weak state phenomenon reflected in the constant challenges of the character of the State, by the ethnic Albanians, together with the continuous disputes of a distinct Macedonian national identity by Macedonia’s immediate neighbors, shaped security discourse in Macedonia to revolve around both the State as the only protector of Macedonian national identity, and the nation, as the State’s main legitimizer- it was the OFA that exacerbated its potential. Namely, by failing to address ethnic Macedonians’ societal security requirements seen in the ethnic character of the State it served to intensify the societal security dilemma. As a result, the antiquisation narrative and the Skopje 2014 Project as its culmination sought to address these concerns. |
| Supervisor | Miller, Michael |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/sazdovski_aleksandar.pdf |
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