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Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska, foto.

Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska

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Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska, foto.

Institutional and symbolic aspects of illiberal politics: the case of North Macedonia (2006–2017)

Författare

  • Borjan Gjuzelov
  • Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska

Summary, in English

The paper discusses the underlying characteristics of Macedonian illiberal politics during the 11-year rule of the centre-right party VMRO-DPMNE (2006–2017) focusing on two aspects: institutional and symbolic. We argue that the unfair political competition was enabled by the weakness of pre-existing institutions and the population’s clientelist preferences, which were systematically exploited and expanded by VMRO-DPMNE. We also argue that the multi-ethnic character of the country, the disputed Macedonian national identity and the lack of viable international prospects allowed VMRO-DPMNE to construct a strong nationalist narrative that appealed to voters and further isolated the opposition.

Avdelning/ar

  • Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

Publiceringsår

2019-10-23

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

41-60

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Southeast European and Black Sea Studies

Volym

20

Issue

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Routledge

Ämne

  • Political Science

Nyckelord

  • North Macedonia
  • illiberal politics
  • VMRO-DPMNE
  • competitive authoritarianism
  • case study analysis

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1468-3857