COMPETING INSTITUTIONS IN NATIONAL IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION: THE CROATIAN CASE

Mila Dragojević

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Balkans: History, Politics, Society Central European national history European Cultural and National Identity

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National identity traits are not “fixed,” and an ethnic group may emphasize distinct traits at different stages of national identity construction. This study examines the case of Croatia, where religion was stressed in an earlier phase of identity construction while language has become the principal group-distinguishing feature in the most recent period. It is argued that language was chosen primarily by secular elites with a goal not only of distinguishing between “us” and “them,” but also in order to secure a privileged status within their own group.

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