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"Balkanism" as discourse(s) of power(lessness): towards the questionability of narrativism
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Abstract The intention of this paper is to review the historical presuppositions of the absence of the indigenous self-naming of the Balkans, and to illuminate the consequences of external practices, mainly western of "producing" of Balkan identity - through Balkanist discourse of power. But to achieve this ... view more
The intention of this paper is to review the historical presuppositions of the absence of the indigenous self-naming of the Balkans, and to illuminate the consequences of external practices, mainly western of "producing" of Balkan identity - through Balkanist discourse of power. But to achieve this it is not enough to point out that the external construction of the narrative of the Balkans is often motivated by the domination interests, which is why we try to understand, and partly to bring into question, the theoretical assumptions of reduction identity to narratives, which is commonplace in today's social sciences. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
identity; power; narrative; representation; social science; realism; Southeastern Europe
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
General Problems, History of the Social Sciences
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 56-69
Journal
European Quarterly of Political Attitudes and Mentalities, 5 (2016) 3
ISSN
2285-4916
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works