Publication details
Několik pohledů na nacionalismus – jeden z faktorů rozpadu Jugoslávie
| Title in English | A few insights into nationalism – one of the factors |
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | The chapter "A few insights into nationalism – one of the factors contributing to the dissolution of Yugoslavia" highlights nationalism as one important factor (among others) in the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 90s. The author focuses on the historical context of post-war development and the changes of the initial Yugoslavian state project based on the ideology of "brotherhood and unity". And then emphasises the significance of the gradual decentralisation and strengthening of concrete federal republics in the dissolution of the state. The importance of nationalism in Yugoslavia rose significantly after the death of Tito in 1980, as nationalism became the main alternative form of of collective identification after the fall of Socialist project. The main fuel of the various nationalisms in the Yugoslavian area were the myths about a suppressed ethnic identity, unpunished abuses and violent acts from the Second World War and arguments about the grand history and exceptionality of particular nations. The national groups developed a sense of injustice based on their initial economic and political inequality. The author emphasizes the symbolic and emotional side of the issue, overweighting the economic aspects. |