CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Kubová, Monika |
|---|---|
| Title | International Pressures and Regime Expediency: Shiftiing the identity patters. Identity dynamics in post-Soviet Belarus |
| Summary | This thesis tackles the question of a broader pattern of Belarusian identity shifts in the post-Soviet period and implications of international pressures which combine to produce different identity dynamics. The research explores Belarusian identity dynamics by embedding the question of national identity in the theoretical frameworks of competitive authoritarianism and situational nationalism. The example of Belarus illustrates the implications that forces on the international level can have on domestic ideational arrangements. Coalescence of distinct types of international pressures in a fluid and competitive identity setting can enhance and weaken particular types of national identity campaigns. A combination of different levels of democratizing pressure and alternative support from a hegemonic power providing the means of the authoritarian regime sustainment has two effects. Firstly, it affects how the national identity discourse is constructed, and secondly, it creates different patterns of self-identification among the society. The stronger the support of an alternative hegemonic power is, the stronger the appeal of particular identity campaign is for the population. |
| Supervisor | Andras Pap, Erin Jenne |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/kubova_monika.pdf |
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