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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... mehr
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.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Rhetorik; ethnischer Konflikt; Opposition; Parteiensystem; Minderheitenrecht; Wahlrecht; ethnische Gruppe; Albaner; Radikalisierung; Mazedonien; öffentliche Verwaltung; Minderheit; Konfliktregelung; multikulturelle Gesellschaft; Nationalismus; Dezentralisation; ethnische Beziehungen
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
Ohrid Framework Agreement; party competition
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Seitenangabe
S. 9-26
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 2 (2016) 1
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)