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"What's in a name?": En komparativ narrativanalys av Greklands och Nordmakedoniens narrativ om den makedonska namndispyten 2008–2020

Hammarin, Norea LU (2021) FKVK02 20211
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The name dispute between Greece and North Macedonia was a 27-year-long diplomatic battle over the name of the latter state. In this thesis, a narrative analysis is applied to discern each state's official conflict narrative during the period 2008–2020 in order to examine (1) how they differ from each other, (2) how they develop over time and (3) how they affect the conflict itself. Building on the ideas of Daniel Bar-Tal and Yiannis Papadakis, the notion of narrative is broken down into its components: plot; beginning; end; self-image; and enemy image. The basis for the analysis consists of statements from the two states via their governments, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations.
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The name dispute between Greece and North Macedonia was a 27-year-long diplomatic battle over the name of the latter state. In this thesis, a narrative analysis is applied to discern each state's official conflict narrative during the period 2008–2020 in order to examine (1) how they differ from each other, (2) how they develop over time and (3) how they affect the conflict itself. Building on the ideas of Daniel Bar-Tal and Yiannis Papadakis, the notion of narrative is broken down into its components: plot; beginning; end; self-image; and enemy image. The basis for the analysis consists of statements from the two states via their governments, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations.
The analysis shows the many ways in which the states' narratives collide, despite the fact that they are mainly built around the same events. Also evident is that narratives are highly dynamic and vulnerable to changes of government. Additionally, the design of the narrative affects how the other party's actions are perceived which in turn determines the foreign policy actions of the own state. (Less)
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author
Hammarin, Norea LU
supervisor
organization
course
FKVK02 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Greece, identity, name dispute, narrative, North Macedonia
language
Swedish
id
9046889
date added to LUP
2021-07-06 10:51:34
date last changed
2021-07-06 10:51:34
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  abstract     = {{The name dispute between Greece and North Macedonia was a 27-year-long diplomatic battle over the name of the latter state. In this thesis, a narrative analysis is applied to discern each state's official conflict narrative during the period 2008–2020 in order to examine (1) how they differ from each other, (2) how they develop over time and (3) how they affect the conflict itself. Building on the ideas of Daniel Bar-Tal and Yiannis Papadakis, the notion of narrative is broken down into its components: plot; beginning; end; self-image; and enemy image. The basis for the analysis consists of statements from the two states via their governments, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations.
The analysis shows the many ways in which the states' narratives collide, despite the fact that they are mainly built around the same events. Also evident is that narratives are highly dynamic and vulnerable to changes of government. Additionally, the design of the narrative affects how the other party's actions are perceived which in turn determines the foreign policy actions of the own state.}},
  author       = {{Hammarin, Norea}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"What's in a name?": En komparativ narrativanalys av Greklands och Nordmakedoniens narrativ om den makedonska namndispyten 2008–2020}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}