Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/mwo1vc57ny
Istrian regere fines: Traditional Culture and the Balkans in Discursive Identity Construction
Sandi Blagonić
; Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, Institute for Historical and Social Sciences in Rijeka – Academy Unit Pula, Pula, Croatia
Abstract
The text offers an analysis of the discourse on traditional culture and Europe, or rather the Balkans, in the context of the regional political market. The interpretation of traditional culture of Istria corresponds to the political needs of the persons involved, so that it is used for this purpose to emphasise the identity-related specific feature of Istria as differing from the rest of Croatia. Within the regional discourse, Istria and the policy of the Istrian Democratic Party are interpreted as belonging to Europe and reflecting European values, while the nationalist discourse is presented as reflecting Balkanism.
Keywords
The Balkans; Istrian regionalism; Istrians, Europe; Istrian Democratic sabor; Croatian Democratic Union; traditional culture
Hrčak ID:
179135
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Publication date:
28.2.2017.
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