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- Title
Between the ethnic and the civic identity -- on the perceptions of the student population in the Republic of Macedonia.
- Authors
Hristova, Lidija; Cekik, Aneta
- Abstract
Taking into consideration the significance that national and ethnic identities have for the development of democracy, the paper is focused on the issue of perception of the ethnic and civic identity of a very significant segment of the population -- the student population -- in the Republic of Macedonia, examining their relation and some of the factors that affect their structuring. The paper presents results of empirical research which main assumption is based on the phenomenon of the so-called minority effect (Laponce, 2004), according to which the members of the minority groups have the tendency to attach greater meaning to the traits specific of the minority, as they are especially important for identity of their group (language, religion, ethnic background, tradition, etc.). The attachment of the respondents to certain categories (Republic of Macedonia, ethnic group, religion, native place, Europe, the Balkan), as well as the influence of certain socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents are examined as factors for identification with the national/ethnic group. The general hypothesis--the minority effect, was confirmed. The minority group gives greater significance to the characteristics of their own minority belonging. However, the largest majority of ethnic Albanians chose modalities that indicate compatibility of the two researched identities, even in cases/categories when they emphasize their ethnic background.
- Subjects
ETHNICITY; DEMOCRACY; NATIONAL character; NATIONALISM; STUDENTS; NORTH Macedonian politics &; government
- Publication
New Balkan Politics, 2013, Issue 13, p45
- ISSN
1409-9454
- Publication type
Article