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Felicijan, Blažka (2016)

'Brotherhood and Unity' in Dissolution, Slobodan Milošević and the Rise of Nationalism

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

Although many academics agree nationalism represents one of the main causes of the 1990s war in the Balkans, there remains a clear divide in the opinions of where the emerging nationalism originated from. The thesis works to fill the gap in this debate by focusing on the influence of nationalist leaders on the ideology emerging at the time of the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Through the discussion of two methods with which Slobodan Milošević affected the raising nationalism, in the early 1980s and early 1990s, this thesis performs a detailed analysis of the academic theory of 'ancient hatreds' and 'new' nationalism. The paper offers the reader a better understanding of the possible influences nationalist leaders might have on the emerging ideologies.

Slobodan Milošević

nationalism

ancient hatreds

yugoslavia

imagined communities

chosen traumas

Gazimestan

Author

Felicijan, Blažka

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Europe

Supervisors

Gijsenbergh, Joris

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en