CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Bogatinovska, Sanja |
|---|---|
| Title | Grass-Root Level Perceptions on the Process of Reconciliation in the Multi-Ethnic Municipalities in Macedonia |
| Summary | The aim of this thesis is to uncover how the process of reconciliation is perceived within and between Macedonians and Albanians, within and across municipalities and what explains the different levels of reconciliation in the municipalities in Macedonia. As to better understand the essence of reconciliation from the grass-root level, this research relies on intergroup contact theory while disaggregating both the response and the explanatory variables. Relying heavily on fieldwork data, I employ sequential quantitative-qualitative mixed methods design. Initially, I disaggregate reconciliation by ethnic municipality and ethnic belonging so as to unravel if individuals’ perceptions on reconciliation vary along these lines. Thereupon, I conduct Cumulative Logit Estimation on nine multi-ethnic municipalities so as to find which of the three characteristics to the contact situation influence the level of reconciliation. Finally, I engage in cross-case thematic analysis in two municipalities – Kumanovo and Struga as to understand which additional factors can explain the differences in the level of reconciliation. The study showed that the differences in individuals’ perceptions on reconciliation are more pronounced between municipalities than within municipalities. Furthermore, the statistical analysis yielded that reconciliation is influenced by contact attributes, ethnic identity, authority recognition, deterrents, size of municipal minority, population size of municipality and proximity to violence. The cross-case thematic analysis indicated several additional elements – out-group perceptions, communal culture and Macedonia’s constituent body, which need to be further investigated. |
| Supervisor | Zsolt Enyedi |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/bogatinovska_sanja.pdf |
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