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The Ohrid Framework Agreement: a strategic tool for electoral party competition in Macedonia
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Abstract The myth that the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA) can be the ‘cure’ for fragile heterogeneous societies has been debunked shortly before its 10th anniversary. The general research question of this article is how political parties in Macedonia assess the role of the OFA in building functioning multie... view more
The myth that the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA) can be the ‘cure’ for fragile heterogeneous societies has been debunked shortly before its 10th anniversary. The general research question of this article is how political parties in Macedonia assess the role of the OFA in building functioning multiethnic society, while the specific puzzle is what accounts for the radicalism of the nationalistic rhetoric of the political parties in Macedonia? We argue that the assessment of the successfulness of the OFA implementation would depend on the parties’ position of power and the type of ethnic community (majority, majority minority or non-majority minority). We find the bad economic situation and the exclusion from government to be the most perceived radicalizers of nationalistic party rhetoric in Macedonia. This case study uses qualitative analyses of thirty semi-structured interviews with high representatives of 26 most important political parties in Macedonia.... view less
Keywords
multicultural society; suffrage; nationalism; rhetoric; Macedonia; party system; opposition; ethnic group; minority rights; radicalization; decentralization; ethnic relations; public administration; conflict management; ethnic conflict; Albanian; minority
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Ohrid Framework Agreement; party competition
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 9-26
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 2 (2016) 1
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution