CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Korhonen, Jani Samuli |
|---|---|
| Title | Who are the "Others"? Opting out of Dominant Ethnic Categories in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Summary | This thesis is dealing with the reasons, why some people in Bosnia and Herzegovina opt out from the dominant ethnic categories: the three constitutive peoples Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, as well as the recognized national minorities, dealing also with the consequences of such declarations. The thesis approaches the topic through the analytical concept of national indifference and qualitative methodology. The main findings of the thesis are based on interview data collected by the author. The thesis claims, that such declarations are a result of civic identification and resistance of nationalism, while the consequences are social marginalization of the people opting out from the dominant ethnic categories. |
| Supervisor | Kovács, Mária |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/korhonen_jani.pdf |
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