| ID | 152480 |
| Title Proper | Defending the nation from her nationalism(s) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tešan, Jesenko |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article offers and applies a framework for understanding nation-(re)-building after a major transition and crisis, like a war. It suggests socioanthropological concepts: liminality, mimesis, rites of passage, and tricksters. An understanding of the logic behind the emergence of nationalist tricksters can offer knowledge for an arguably better conflict-handling mechanism in deeply divided societies. It addresses, via the case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), the following question: What is an adequate understanding of the postconflict self in B&H? The aim is to reconceptualize nationalism and the break-up of Yugoslavia (as well as the post-Dayton B&H) as a liminal process, in which trickster nationalists perpetuate schismatic conflict. The article concludes that trickster nationalists seem to be responsible for the current state of permanent liminality in B&H societies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 23, No.1; Jan-Mar 2017: p.81-97 |
| Journal Source | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol: 23 No 1 |
| Key Words | Nationalism ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Defending the Nation |