CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Mchedlishvili, Sophio |
|---|---|
| Title | Patriotic Youth Camps for Constructing National Attachment in Post-2003 Georgia: Missed Messages? |
| Summary | This thesis explores the government-sponsored project of Patriotic Camps in the light of national attachment formation process. In order to analyze the relation between political rhetoric surrounding the topic of Patriotic Camps and its actual implications the study provides a synthesis of top-down and bottom-up analyses regarding the project. In the framework of related literature on the topic of the discursive construction of the nation and indifference to nationalism, the research aims to go beyond triggered national assertions and uncover the everyday meanings of nationalist politics. The research argues that the mainstream and largely propagated concept of patriotism was a tool for strengthening national pride and attachment on the one hand, and political loyalty on the other. Moreover, the analyses of video speeches, camp related documents, and participants’ narratives suggest a discrepancy between the articulated aims, the content of the camps, and individual experiences. In a broader context the study can contribute to the scholarly discussion on both nationalist rhetoric as a tool of legitimizing political power, and national indifference as a popular reception to this rhetoric. |
| Supervisor | Szabolcs Pogonyi |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/mchedlishvili_sophio.pdf |
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